Author: podium

  • June 27, 2019
    Mount Brandon is on the Dingle Peninsula. It is the second highest peak in Ireland at 3,127 feet.   It…
  • June 24, 2019
      This is a quaint village in the North of Ireland. It’s worth looking at on any tours of Ireland…
  • June 8, 2019
      Cork is the chief city of Munster and is said to have been founded in the sixth or seventh…
  • June 6, 2019
    The Cairngorms are not the preserve of skilled and well-equipped mountaineers; apart from the ski routes with their merciful chairlifts,…
  • June 4, 2019
      The hill of Knocknarea is to the West of Sligo town. You will see it clearly when passing through…
  • May 27, 2019
    This is the Glen of the two lakes. It’s an early Monastic settlement in a cup of the Wicklow mountains.…
  • May 25, 2019
    Situated above the bay from it which it takes its name, Culzean Castle (pronounced Cull-ain) was built for the Earl…
  • May 22, 2019
      The county of Carlow was made “shire-ground” by King John. The town is in the fertile, limestone valley of…
  • May 19, 2019
      On the road from Limerick to Killarney is the village of Adare. It lies on the River Maigue. This…
  • May 17, 2019
    ‘It’s a far cry to Loch Awe!’   The exact meaning of the old shout is in dispute, but it…