- February 1, 2019In both First and Second World Wars, Scapa Flow was a busy naval base, and in both wars its defences…
- January 30, 2019This is well worth visiting if you are in the area. At Ireland and Scotland Luxury Tours we enjoy it…
- January 27, 2019This is the county town of Leitrim. Our driver/guides often pass through on our chauffeur driven tours of Ireland. The…
- January 25, 2019Speculation continues concerning the derivation of the name Gigha (pronounced ‘gee-a’, with a hard ‘g’), but one suggestion is that…
- January 23, 2019Louth is the smallest of Irelands 32 counties. It covers a short stretch of coast between Drogheda and Dundalk that…
- January 21, 2019‘Wi’ isquebae, we’ll face the devil. Burn’s line is touchily ambiguous (strange how the expression evolved as Dutch and not…
- January 17, 2019The city is the sum of three parts. It began on an island in the Shannon and expanded onto each…
- January 14, 2019When looking at a private tour there are several important factors to look at. Use a company with a proven…
- January 13, 2019Sneem is a village spectacularly set against the mountains on the Ring of Kerry. It is actually pronounced “Shneem” It…
- January 11, 2019The Yarrow and the Ettrick waters meet just a mile or so south-west of the town of Selkirk, and at…