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In the Christmas season, the focus shifts to families and children. If you’ve found the person you want to join your family and maybe start a new family of your own with, you might be wondering about the best time to pop the question. It sounds very romantic to put a sparkling engagement ring in […]
There are certainly many differences between the French Quarter and Ireland, but historically speaking these two places are both very notably significant and similar. I grew up in Louisiana and I know what it is like to live and peruse a very famous and historical landmark frequently. When I first glimpsed pictures of Grafton Street in […]
At no time of year aside from Mother’s Day is the Irish mother more celebrated than at Christmas, and no time does she deserve it more. Think about it. She probably started preparing for Christmas shortly after the start of the school year, if not sooner. If she’s very traditional, her Christmas puddings were ready […]
With Thanksgiving right around the corner and Christmas following in the next month, many families travel abroad and visit some very well known and historic places. If you have family in Ireland or even if you don’t, it would be quite fanciful to plan a trip to such a majestic locale while getting your vacation in at the same […]
Is Dublin the most Christmassy city this side of the North Pole? The argument that it is can be backed up by some solid historical evidence. Certainly, few sights are more festive than those colorful Georgian doors when they are adorned with holiday wreaths of holly and ivy. And the twinkling lights of the decorations […]
With Christmas and the holiday season quickly approaching we have a dual set of engagement and wedding rings that celebrate Irish tradition which will be sure to make your loved one gasp. The Claddagh is such a popular item as far as traditional Irish rings go which is why furnishing them as engagements rings came as such […]
Mary Alice Young was a famous Irish woman who lived in the late 1800’s to the mid 1900’s. I love photography myself and find it difficult to make time to take pictures these days, so I can certainly appreciate a woman from the past who was a successful photographer in history especially a part of history […]
Here we are just at the start of a new month and a new Holiday season. We’ve already discussed the wonderful marvels of the Claddagh birthstone pendant and ring as well as the Silver Spiral Pendant here on Shanore for last month. However, each month offers an individual set of traditions as well as it’s own set of stones […]
If you were like me, than birthstone rings were ever so popular when you were a young lady. I remember them as having been very basic looking and nothing all too special. Fortunately, we never really outgrow them and there is still time in the month of October to secure a Claddagh Birthstone pendant or Silver […]
Planning a spring wedding? Right so, don’t be afraid – it might seem to be in the distant, hazy future, but there is a reason to start planning the details now: there are a LOT of details. But they are not all as traumatic as finding a wedding photographer whose work is not featured on […]
