About the Isle of Tiree Low-lying Tiree (pronounced tye-ree; from the Gaelic tiriodh, meaning ‘land of corn’) is a fertile sward of lush, green machair liberally sprinkled with yellow buttercups, much of it so flat that, from a distance, the houses seem to rise out of...
This is a midland county in the province of Leinster that you may pass through on tours of Ireland. It covers 664 square miles and has a population of around 60,000. It is dominated by an expanse of agricultural land , and the county is bound to...
Ireland became part of the expanding British empire at the beginning of the 19th century. In the meantime , between 1800 and 1841 , the Irish population increased rapidly , from a little over four million to around eight million. This was made possible by...
The Great Famine in Ireland began as a natural catastrophe of extraordinary magnitude and the history is a must for anyone taking tours of Ireland. But its effects were severely worsened by the actions and inactions of the Whig government which was headed by Lord John...