Ulster in Pictures 9 counties 9 pictures

Ulster in Pictures 9 counties 9 pictures

Ulster is the Northern provence of Ireland and although it is used to describe the 6 counties under British rule this is incorrect as Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal are part of the Irish republic. The 9 counties of Ulster have many beauty spots some of ...
An Open-Air Street Art Exhibition

An Open-Air Street Art Exhibition

Street Art If there is one thing that I have learnt staying in Dublin is that when you walk around the streets you always have to open your eyes and look around. Because everywhere you go, you could find an open-air exhibition. Hidden in plain sight ...
From Present to Past Celtic Boyne Valley

From Present to Past Celtic Boyne Valley

Starting the day with the sun rising over Dublin bay, the sea air flowing in on a light breeze, I was ready to see what Ireland’s Celtic Boyne Valley had in store. Ancient burial tombs, the largest Norman castle in Europe, the spiritual center ...
Dublin To The Cliffs Of Moher

Dublin To The Cliffs Of Moher

Dublin to The Cliffs Of Moher For an Eventful Day I am travelling across Ireland towards the west coast to The Cliffs of Moher. Morning fog blankets the fields and obscures the horizon. From Dublin, you travel essentially across the country from east ...

A Tale of Two Olivers

The town of Drogheda on the River Boyne split between Counties Louth and Meath tells the story of two Olivers. One a saint, one a sinner. St. Oliver Plunkett Born 1625 in Loughcrew, County Meath, Oliver Plunkett lived a faithful life. As a young boy ...
7 Irish Abbeys and Monastic Sites

7 Irish Abbeys and Monastic Sites

Ireland was known as the Island of saints and scholars after the Island was converted to Catholicism by our patron Saint Patrick. Many monasteries were founded and some fantastic Abbeys were built by local chieftains and lords. The monks produced some ...
We All Live in a Yellow Submarine… Thanks to an Irishman

We All Live in a Yellow Submarine… Thanks to an Irishman

John Philip Holland is remembered as the inventor of the first commercially successful submarine. Born in Liscannor, County Clare, he began his life in a different direction. He joined the Irish Christian Brothers in 1858 at the age of 18 and began ...
The Dark Hedges, Carrick-A-Rede, The Giants Causeway And So Much

The Dark Hedges, Carrick-A-Rede, The Giants Causeway And So Much

If someone asks me to describe in one word Ireland, I would surely say: nature. Nothing more, nothing less. Before starting a trip you always create an idea in your mind about how the place will be, and the expectations are varied, sometimes they ...

Antrim Coastal Drive

The beauty of the Antrim coastline is not as well known as the Wild Atlantic way, The scenic drive along the Antrim coastline is not as long as the Wild Atlantic way but it is every bit as stunning. A good place to begin the coastal drive is at Larne ...
Blarney Castle

Blarney Castle

Blarney Castle   The Castle Blarney Castle is celebrated the world over for a stone on the parapet of ...
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