Travel Archive
The Fair of Ballinasloe
In the vast collection of traditional Irish music, there exists a tune called the Ballinasloe…
The Stones of Gallarus or Two Pounds For a Pint
Survival, we are told, is the first law of nature. If so, the Irish are…
The Dunbrody & the Irish America Hall of Fame
The story of how JFK’s roots helped to revive an Irish town, and how the…
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Discover Ireland: Connemara
If it’s scenery you’re after on a trip to Ireland, be sure not to miss Connemara. Long stretches of greens, the beautiful shores, Connemara is practically calling out to explorers! […]
Golfing the Emerald Isle
Five days of golf in Ireland’s southwest and a day of football in Dublin. I credit my brother-in-law Tom Coyne for inspiring my golf trip to Ireland. Not too long […]
The Charms of the West
Patricia Danaher explores the high season of Galway City and the delights of the western landscape. The west of Ireland has a quiet magic at most times of the year, […]
Your Travel Story: Tara Cross
I took this image of Tara cross on the evening of May 26th, 2012, almost 214 years to the day that the Battle of Tara took place. On that occasion […]
Joe Duffy Made Me Famous, Dingle Saved Me
When Mary Tolan’s backpack – containing her wallet, passport and six months of writing – was stolen in Ireland, she thought all was lost. Over the course of five weeks […]
Landscapes of the Heart
Photographer Eoghan Kavanagh on the Irish landscape. I began to work as a freelance photographic assistant in New York City twenty years ago. It was a wonderful opportunity but I […]