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With St. Valentine’s Day on the horizon, this is usually the time of year when people talk about the kind of ice you’d slip on your lady love’s finger. This year, in Ireland and along much of the east coast of the USA, we’re preoccupied with actual ice. We might rather stay in bed than […]
For those who want to make their Valentine’s day one to remember by proposing to their beloved, then please read the following. It also helps if you: a.) want your relationship to be about your Irish background, b.) want it to be romantic and c.) want to pick something extra special and one of a […]
The 1920s were a time of revolution in the arts as well as in politics. While Ireland was battling for freedom from Great Britain, on the continent artists were battling for freedom from old forms and aesthetic values. One of the leaders of the Modernist movement in art is too often overlooked, perhaps because she […]
How much do you know about the Saint named Valentine. Did you even know that the day set apart for love and admiration between people was named after a saint? What do you know of the man commonly referred to as Saint Valentine? Saint Valentine was a Roman priest in the very early A.D. period. […]
Fore lies some distance from the town of Mullingar, close to the larger village of Castlepollard in County Westmeath. It’s a part of the country that tourists tend to speed through, but it’s ideal for those who want a quieter, more serene glimpse of real life in rural Ireland. The ruined Benedictine monastery once housed […]
Lilian Bland was born in Kent in 1878, but Ireland has a good claim to her as she moved to Carnmoney near Belfast in Northern Ireland when she was 28 and in was there that she undertook her most high-flying adventure. At the time she moved to Belfast, she was already known as a sports […]
If you want to take his or her breath away on a great romantic getaway, then Ireland has many choices at your disposal. Often a perfect getaway will include quaint little activities, cozy spaces and areas that offer ambiance so that you and your beloved can feel alone in a sea of imagery. We don’t […]
Ireland has a stormy past figuratively, but do you know about the storm that made history? On January 6th, 1839, a storm struck with such merciless ferocity that it marked the lives of those who lived through it. It was the Feast of Epiphany, which in Ireland is also known as Little Christmas or Women’s […]
Kilkenny Castle, located in Kilkenny, Ireland is a landmark that is over eight hundred years old. Yet, it still stands today as a significant symbol of what was built in order to keep people out. It is quite a political change when we realize that long ago, the Pope in England allowed for the siege […]
As a parent in Ireland with a daughter, what things would you most like to give to her? Would you want your daughter to have beauty so she will charm all the boys? Do you want her to have power so she can make things happen? Or how about wanting her to be bright so […]
