Author: podium

November 9, 2019

Waterford is most famous for its Crystal. It will be mentioned on any tours of Ireland as such.   But…

November 6, 2019

In North Clare, near the Cliffs of Moher, lies the strangest landscape in Ireland. The Burren is a bare, hilly,…

November 5, 2019

The coast road north from Edinburgh to Saint Andrews and Tayside is for part of its route a series of…

November 3, 2019

In Walter Scott’s novel Rob Roy, Andrew Fairservice, the loquacious gardener, refers to the kingdom of Fife as ‘just like…

October 31, 2019

There is a large impressive mound, with the ruins of the castle, near the village of Duffus. It is in…

October 28, 2019

The village of Saddell is on the rocky East coast of the long promontory of Kintyre.   It is interesting…

October 16, 2019

This is an 18th century mansion near Strangford in Northern Ireland. It is a spectacular place to visit on any…

October 13, 2019

Glenmore or Glen of Albyn or Glen Mor nan Albyn or just the Great Glen; whatever you chose to call…

October 10, 2019

By Baron Delvine - Own work, Public Domain, Link   This is a real hidden gem on any tours of…

October 7, 2019

  As you take a tour of Ireland it would be easy to pass by Kildare. But this is a…