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Kylemore Abbey Visitor Center Opens

By Maggie Holland, Assistant Editor
August / September 2019

August 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

Conor Coyne, chief executive of the Kylemore Trust, Sr. Maire Hickey, Mark Mitchell Henry, Minister Shane Ross, Sr. Magdelena, and Orla Carrol of Failte Ireland.

From Generation to Generation… The Story of Kylemore Abbey promises to take visitors on a vivid journey through the history of the iconic building, from its founding by Benedictine nuns who fled Belgium in World War I to the current mother abbess of the Benedictine Community, Marie Hickey. The nuns, who had been based in Ypres for several hundred years, had been bombed out of … [Read more...] about Kylemore Abbey Visitor Center Opens

Bringing it All Back Home

By Mary Gallagher, Assistant Editor
September / October 2018

September 1, 2018 by 1 Comment

Four new festivals, intended to embrace the diaspora, some 70 million, and entice them back to Ireland, were announced in August. The Global Irish Festival Series is part of a partnership effort between the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and its tourism body, Fáilte Ireland. The first in the festival series “I.NY” will kick off in Limerick City on October 7 with a wide … [Read more...] about Bringing it All Back Home

Fáilte Ireland and Google Partner to Map Ireland’s Historic Beauty

By R. Bryan Willits, Editorial Assistant
April / May 2016

March 25, 2016 by Leave a Comment

Irish tourist board Fáilte Ireland is partnering with Google to bring images of some of Ireland’s most beautiful and historic places to Google Street View for the first time. Using Google’s new “Trekker Loan” program, Fáilte Ireland will focus on ‘Ireland’s Ancient East,’ capturing images of medieval towns, the grounds of stately homes, and places like Newgrange. Trekker has … [Read more...] about Fáilte Ireland and Google Partner to Map Ireland’s Historic Beauty

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June 28, 1861

Australian explorer Robert O’Hara Burke, born in Co. Galway, died on this day in 1861. Burke, who had migrated to Australia in 1853 after a short military and police career, and was appointed to lead the Victorian Exploring Expedition in 1860. He partnered with William John Wills as surveyor and the party set out with the goal of discovering a south to north route through Australia. Burke was inexperienced in bushcraft, and ultimately the expedition failed with the death of seven members including himself.

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