If you are on Ireland tours , then , when in Dublin you will see a statue of Molly Malone , and may even hear a song about her. It appears that Molly Malone is a real Irish urban legend. According to that legend she was the most beautiful girl...
Kitty O'Shea was born in 1845 ...
This is a Catholic pilgrimage long regarded as the most difficult pilgrimage in Christendom. A real hidden gem if you want to experience that sort of thing. It is a journey to Saint Patricks Purgatory , or Station Island , in County Donegal. If you are on...
The symbolic instrument of Ireland is the Harp...
Another unusual hidden gem for any Ireland tours. Kilmainham Gaol is in Dublin. It is a famous , or perhaps infamous , prison first opened in 1796. It was an ordinary prison , which also housed political prisoners such as the "United Irishmen" and "Young Irelanders". "Charles Stewart Parnell"...
This is an odd topic for a blog...
The Mountains of Mourne are a must see attraction on any tours of Ireland. Born in fire, shaped by ice, gentled by rain and sun and living things, the Mountains of Mourne are a place apart, and they occupy a unique place in the hearts of...
If you are on any Ireland tours and coming to Belfast in January then check out the following : ULSTER ORCHESTRA : NEW YEAR VIENNESE CONCERTS - 7TH AND 8TH JANUARY 2011 - IN THE WATERFRONT HALL ULSTER ORCHESTRA : PIAZZOLLAS FOUR SEASONS - 21ST JANUARY 2011...
A very Merry Christmas to all of our clients and future clients. Talk to us about any Ireland tours or Belfast tours for 2011 !!!! Have a great one !!! ...
Leinster House is a Palladian mansion and worth seeing on any tours of Ireland. Designed by Richard Cassels (1690-1751) in 1745 for James FitzGerald , Earl of Kildare (1722-73) , this mansion stimulated the development of Merrion Square as the center of fashionable society in Dublin. Its...