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Check our great new itinerary for Ireland and Scotland. It can be adjusted to suit individuals. Want to see more castles ???...

11 October, 2010 /

The Irish have always had a close relationship with drink.  Public houses or bars began as illicit drink shops or shebeens where people met to exchange news and drink poitin, a raw fiery spirit whose history is traced in John McGuffin's entertaining book In Praise...

06 October, 2010 /

George Best was a soccer player of world reknown. Born in Belfast on 22 May 1946. Best was a precious talent who joined Manchester United at the age of fifteen. He became one of the first soccer superstars of his generation. Best was a key member of the Manchester...

20 September, 2010 /

There are some great deals available for tours in October and November. Why not stay at a castle for only half the summer price and cosy up around a great big open fire with a pint of Guinnes or a hot Irish whiskey. Or even an...

19 September, 2010 /

A great example of the close relationship Ireland has with Scotland. Iona is a Scottish island in the Inner Hebrides and Columba founded a monastery here in 563. Iona kept Irish Annals up to 740 , and many believe the Book of Kells was written there. When you...

15 September, 2010 /

This is an inland county in the province of Ulster. It is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland. The economy is mainly agricultural along with some textile production. Tyrone comes from the Irish "Tir Eoghain" ...

13 September, 2010 /

A group of three islands off the coast of County Galway and County Clare. The biggest of the 3 islands is Inishmore and the smallest Inisheer. The islands get their name from the Irish word ARA , which means "a kidney" and , by extension , a...

12 September, 2010 /

County Monaghan is an inland county, one of the three counties of the province of Ulster in the Republic of Ireland.  Its name is derivedfrom the Irish Muineachan, "the place of the shrubs."  The county is bordered on the east by Louth and Armagh, on...

09 September, 2010 /

Records of marriages recorded in Coleraine Borough (Northern Ireland) from 1st April 1845 to 1922. Index search only for a period not exceeding 6 hours £12 which includes 4 verifications. www.groni.gov.uk/index/family-history.htm Coleraine is a port in Northern Ireland where a vast number of people set sail from for...

07 September, 2010 /