Dublin and Five True Facts Guest Post by Elena Clancy .As a local resident of Ireland, I take a slightly different route when I travel Ireland and my experience is perhaps different. I came up with 5 Insane, but True facts about Dublin. Dublin is home to...
Mizen Head beats tourist popular Cliffs of Moher every time ! The spectacular beauty of Mizen head rivals that of the Cliffs of Moher. Her swirling tides, high cliffs, and dramatic splendor not seen anywhere else in Ireland make her totally unique. No contest in my...
An Irish bus is the only way to travel for some people. Let’s face it. Driving in Ireland is not for everyone. The drawbacks are numerous including expense, lack of street signs, dangerous roads and definitely driving on the left if you come from the...
WHY YOU SHOULD BOOK RENTAL CARS TO TRAVEL IRELAND? Reasons people drive rental cars in Ireland Cahir Castle, used in movies because it has the only working portcullis. 1. To not miss a beat and see all you can see. Some of my favorite places in Ireland have...
No matter how many trips I’ve taken, booked flights, travel plans, accommodations, scoped out my itinerary for the most historical Irish travel sites, I am inclined to do what every other human being on the planet does and that is make mistakes. #1 Don’t forget your...
Yes, you heard me right! If you’ve always wanted to travel to Ireland, see the rolling green hills, tour an Irish castle or enjoy the music of an Irish pub that the dream is closer than you think. But I’m not rich, you say? You don’t...
Celtic people measured time not by days but by nights. beginning at dusk instead of dawn. With Samhain when the crops were waning. Beginning on Oct. 31st. Not Jan 1st. One of the reasons for beginning with evening, is the Celts’ reverence for the moon...
The picture above is a tree in Dublin, Ireland. Spectacular isn’t it? And below may be Grafton St, also in Dublin. Everyone wants to go to Ireland at once time in his or her life. Like any country, you cannot see it all in one trip...
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, a lot of Americans are still without power and I am reminded of a young Irish woman with four children under the age of four that I met in Ireland this past month when I was traveling there.. Although...