In Dublin’s fair city…
8 August 2019 It’s about time… For a new adventure, that is. But also to get that dreaded international flight behind our backs. I originally …
Ag am ar bith - Ireland & Scotland 2019
And see the sun go down on Galway Bay
09 August 2019 We were told that all the names of towns in Ireland have a story behind it. Galway seems to have a few. …
The broad Atlantic swells below me
10 August 2019 One of our guidebooks describes Connemara as breathtakingly beautiful. I suspect that can be said about most of Ireland. We decided to …
Make for Inch and the Strand Hotel..
11 August 2019 If you are still at school in Ireland, there is a good chance that you may get sent off to Gaeltacht for …
…and the mountains above you
Every now and then you come across a guesthouse that feels like you are simply visiting an old friend. Our hostess at our guesthouse in …
We’ll walk in the Irish rain
13 August 2019 You always want to be able to stay at a good place for a little while longer. Dingle is most definitely one …
The valleys and the peaks
14 August 2019 After the lack of visible yesterday, we decided to retrace our steps back to Valentia island. Windy.com suggested that visibility would improve around midday, …
Where the Bandon meets the sea
15 August 2019 It’s time to explore the Southern coast of Ireland. But first we had some shopping to attend to in Kenmare. Every year, …
We set sail from the fair Cobh of Cork
16 August 2019 Somewhere around 1680, England ordered the build of a fort at the entrance of Kinsale Harbour. They had wind of the fact …
It’s a long way…
17 August 2019 The St. Colman’s Cathedral in Cobh is celebrating their centenary this year. Whilst building on this impressive cathedral already started in 1869, …