I received an email today and thought that some of the comments deserved to be on the blog. A full testimonial will follow. "Hello Maurice, We thoroughly enjoyed Edinburgh. The hotel was just right and in a great location for all that we wanted to do – I...
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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...
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...
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" ...
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...
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...
One of Dublins two protestant cathedrals. It is the National Cathedral of the chuch of Ireland. It was built on a site where Saint Patrick is said to have baptized the pagan Irish. It began as a college of priests and became a cathedral around 1220. It was the...
It was the best experience and the best time of my life. I had decided to take my dad who is 85 and somewhat disabled, my niece who is 17 and my son who is 19 and myself on a trip to Ireland. I wanted...
The Rock of Cashel, once the palace of the kings of Munster, dominates the surrounding plain and has a fine collection of early Irish buildings. The 13th-century cathedral, although a ruin, is a most impressive edifice. Nearby there is a round tower and the delightful...