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The Stones of Gallarus or Two Pounds For a Pint

By James T. Dette

September October 1993

June 19, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Survival, we are told, is the first law of nature. If so, the Irish are the most law-abiding citizens in the world. That they survived centuries of English occupation and oppression is legend, but it was a recent trip that illustrated this in a very different way. It was my first trip to Ireland. To my knowledge I was the first descendant of James Burke, my mother's father, to … [Read more...] about The Stones of Gallarus or Two Pounds For a Pint

Tourism Ireland Wins Travel Weekly’s Best Destination Award

December 20, 2022 by Leave a Comment

For the 9th year in a row, Tourism Ireland has won the Best Destination Award from Travel Weekly’s Reader’s Choice Awards. Travel Weekly is the leading newspaper for American travel agents and professionals and its thousands of readers voted for the various categories over the summer. Beating off tough competition from European hotspots like Italy, France, Greece, Spain, and … [Read more...] about Tourism Ireland Wins Travel Weekly’s Best Destination Award

A Bit of Blarney: A Visit to Blarney Castle

By M.V. Quinn
March/April 1995

May 26, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Oddly enough, Elizabeth I of England made an unintentional contribution to the English language when she coined the word "blarney." Tired of the Lord of Blarney's constant filibustering with "fair words and soft speech," the exasperated queen shouted, "Blarney, Blarney--it's all Blarney. What he says he does not mean, and what he means he does not say." Blarney, a village … [Read more...] about A Bit of Blarney: A Visit to Blarney Castle

Let the Road Rise Up to Meet You

By Róisín Chapman

March 28, 2022 by Leave a Comment

A pilgrim-walking route, linking Cashel in County Tipperary and Ardmore in County Waterford, follows the trail of St. Declan who, in the late 5th century, left his monastery in Waterford to walk to Cashel to meet with future patron saint, Patrick. Ireland’s south east, celebrated for its historical Viking ties and impressive hurling record, now has another claim to fame: St. … [Read more...] about Let the Road Rise Up to Meet You

Ireland’s Tourism
Prospects Are Improving

May 14, 2021 by Leave a Comment

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

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October 14, 1791

Wolfe Tone visited Belfast for the first time on this day in 1791 and established the Society of the United Irishmen. Tone founded the United Irishmen with the help of other famous nationalists like Henry Joy McCracken, Thomas Russell and Samuel Neilson. The United Irishmen was inspired by both the French and American revolutions and tried to achieve parliamentary reform. Eventually the society would go on to lead the 1798 rebellion, which failed.

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