Irish America
Irish America
The month of August provides a wealth of wonderful events to enjoy across the island of Ireland from festivals and fairs to top sporting shows. August in Ireland provides visitors the opportunity to take in fairs and festivals that are popular throughout the island. There is music, dancing, horses, fairgrounds, and fireworks, or in other words, something for everyone. Féile … [Read more...] about August in Ireland – Join the Fun
Irish America is offering readers the chance to win a dream trip for two to Ireland. The winner will receive two round-trip Economy class tickets on Aer Lingus and a 7 Day/6 Night Taste of Ireland guided coach tour courtesy of CIE.* CIE Itinerary Day 1: Independent SIghtseeing Dublin - Take a Hop-On, Hop-Off bus tour and enjoy all Dublin has to offer from the Guinness … [Read more...] about Ireland Trip Information and Itinerary
By Deaglán de Bréadún
Tourism is an important element of the Irish economy and it has suffered greatly because of the restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. A whole raft of conditions has been applied to inward travel.
Outward travel has also been restricted and Irish people’s passion for heading off to Spain, Portugal, and other sunny destinations for a break has … [Read more...] about Ireland’s Tourism
Prospects Are Improving
In August 1845, an American “fugitive slave” named Frederick Douglass arrived in Dublin. He was seeking refuge from capture and a return to enslavement in his home country. Twenty-seven-year-old Douglass referred to his four months in Ireland as the “happiest moments” of his life. He also described it as “transformative”. Ireland changed Frederick Douglass and Frederick … [Read more...] about Following in Frederick Douglass’s Footsteps:
A Walking Tour of Dublin
Rosemary Rogers shares her experience of traveling to Ireland with her daughter, son-in-law, grandchildren, and sister in 2017. When I was 12 my mother took me to Ireland, her first trip home since she left 35 years earlier. In keeping with that tradition, I took my daughter, Nell, several times but in 2017 our group included Nell, her husband Christian, and their sons … [Read more...] about A Multi-Generational Family Trip Home
