On any tours of Ireland you may hear of a Limerick or actually listen to one. Some of the books of Limericks are real hidden gems and great fun. A Limerick is a short, humorous, often nonsensical verse of five lines that have a particular pattern...
Leabhar na hUidhre is the oldest surviving manuscript written entirely in Irish. An interesting thing to see on any Ireland tours. It si a bit of a hidden gem. It gets its name "The Book of the Dun Cow" because , in the late Middle Ages ,...
This is a maritime county in the province of Leinster that you are sure to come across on tours of Ireland. Though County Dublin , with 356 square miles , is ranked only thirteenth in size amongst the Irish counties , it is by far the...
If you are on tours of Ireland you will come across the name "EIRE"...
Geaeltacht is a term used to describe those districts that are largely Irish speaking. You may come across these areas on tours of Ireland. They are real hidden gems. These areas are mainly in Donegal , Galway and Kerry, but there are smaller pockets in counties...
If you are lucky enough to be on any Ireland tours...
Lambey Island is a large island off the North Dublin coast. You will see it on a clear day when in Dublin on any Ireland tours. "Colm Cille" is said to have founded a church , of which no trace remains. Recent excavations have shown that the...
A handmade cylindrical drum , about three feet in diameter. They are made from goatskin over an oak frame. The drum is played with canes. The first recorded use was in the eighteenth century. Associated with "Orange Order" bands , Lambeg drums were used by different organisations ,...
A hidden gem worth viewing on any tours of Ireland. It is an elegant processional cross, dating from circa 1125. The cross was commissioned by the High King " Turlough O'Connor" to house a relic of the True Cross , which was covered by a rock crystal...