If you're gearing up for your first visit to Dublin, then this post is your ultimate guide. From navigating the city streets to discovering hidden gems, consider this your roadmap to ace Ireland's capital.
War, indeed, is hell. But, man -- all morality and sanctity of human life and blah blah blah aside -- sometimes it just looks plain friggin' crazy, doesn't it?
Ireland is a country of many names. For such a small island it bears an incredibly wide and varied array of titles, from the Ould Sod to the Emerald Isle
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Though it was to be avoided at all costs, harsh times drove many of the city’s poor through its doors.
Learn Ireland's ancient sport of hurling in Kilkenny, the 'home of hurling'. Ireland's oldest sport & the 'fastest sport on grass'.
The Burren - Things To Do - Cliffs of Moher Hike - Sheepdog Demonstration - Birds of Prey - National Park - Ancient Cathedral - Where to Stay - Where to Eat
Looking for a fairytale experience in Ireland? Look no further than the Ashford Castle Estate; home to Ashford Castle hotel and the Lodge at Ashford Castle.
Irish genealogy Links. This page contains over 50 links to Irish genealogy websites, essential for successful research to find your Irish roots.
Home to the Benedictine nuns, Ireland's Kylemore Abbey is a surreal fairytale-like castle steeped in history, tales of romance and tragedy, and
Rathcroghan in County Roscommon, an ancient Irish site, is a hidden gem on par with the famous burial sites at Newgrange and Tara.
According to Darina Allen, author of Forgotten Skills of Cooking, bacon and cabbage is Ireland's national dish. Here's her version of a traditional recipe.
There is a timeless quality to Ireland that attracts visitors from all over the world as these old photos from Ireland's heritage sites show.
As cases in the UK and Ireland showed this summer, attempts to understand "family annihilators" can obscure underlying issues.
This is Padraig Pearse. He helped to lead the Easter Rising in 1916 in Ireland. This lead to the Irish War of Independence, which got Ireland its (partial) freedom which it has today. Pearse also...
March is here. To kick start the month I’m delighted to introduce you to the quirky and entertaining artwork created by Olyart in County Galway,
Ireland's Newgrange is one of the worlds few passage tombs, or Ancien back over 5500 years. It is located in central Ireland, in an area known as the Boyne Valley or Brú na Bóinne. Read on to learn some of the magic that surrounds this mysterious sight.
The interval act in 1994 was about 8 minutes long. It was composed by Bill Whelan and featured two Irish American dancers called Michael Flatley and Jean
Archaeologists from University College Dublin have built a replica of a Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age house on the Belfield campus to better understand how humans lived at the time. Replica of 10,000 year old mesolithic dwelling built by UCD experimental archaeologists on campus [Credit: UCD] The circular dwelling, with a six-metre diameter, is based on archaeological evidence from a site at Mount Sandel in Northern Ireland which dates from 7900-7600BC – this site is the earliest known evidence of human settlement on the Island of Ireland. During the Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age humans made and used a variety of wooden and stone tools (including stone axes for carpentry), and lived a hunter gatherer lifestyle. “Our reconstruction of this Mesolithic house is part of the UCD Centre for Experimental Archaeology,” says Dr Graeme Warren, UCD School of Archaeology. The Mesolithic house is located on a site on the UCD Belfield campus set aside for Experimental Archaeology. “Through experimental archaeology we are working to better understand the past by engaging materially with the sorts of things that people did in the past. At this location we have completed stone working, flint tool production, we’ve made stone axes and fired pottery, and now we’ve built this Mesolithic house.” The structure will be left to decay so archaeologists can estimate how long this type of building lasted before early settlers decided to rebuild or move on. According to Dr Warren, this type of experimental archaeological work is important because it provides scientific information about the material worlds in which people lived in the past - information which isn’t available from the surviving archaeological materials alone. You can follow progress on the project on Dr Graeme Warren’s Blog. Source: University College Dublin [Kuly 25, 2013] Labels Ancient, ArchaeoHeritage, Archaeology, Breakingnews, Europe, UK, Western Europe TANN you might also like Newer Post Older Post
Came across this glorious book in the stacks. This official handbook of the Irish Free State is the most amazing production, filled with woodblock engravings by the likes of Harry Kernoff and images by Paul Henry. Date: 1932 Printed by: Hely's Ltd., Dublin Paper by: The Swiftbrook Paper Mills, Dublin Plates by: The Irish Photo Engraving Co., Dublin NLI Ref.: Ir 9141 s 1 Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland
Deluge - 2017 - Watercolour This print is now for sale in my shop ✨link in bio✨All proceeds from the print sales will be donated to @freesafelegal 🇮🇪 . . Ireland has one of the most restrictive...
From finding cheap flights to getting the best hotel and car rental deals, this guide to Ireland on a budget should help save some pennies.
Add these beautiful Irish cities to your Ireland Bucket List!
How to find free Irish vital records shows how the family historian can find and download free historic birth, marriage and death civil registration records for both the North and South of the island of Ireland.
The shawl is an Irish fashion statement of old, worn through the centuries, created out of necessity, and wrapped around shoulders with pride in the face of dire poverty.
Inisheer Island (Inis Oírr) is the smallest Ireland's of Aran Islands, and is full of beautiful views and sweeping history--don't miss this epic day trip!
Killarney is conveniently located right by some of Ireland's top sights. Here's what you should do with one day in Killarney plus where to sleep and eat.
Have I done these heroic patriots justice? I hope so. This is the most important work of my life and I feel compelled to do these heroes justice. See and judge for yourself. For more details on th…
It’s difficult to narrow down the list, but we think these are the most beautiful places in Ireland.
It’s difficult to narrow down the list, but we think these are the most beautiful places in Ireland.
Find your Irish Ancestors with online newspapers visits this often overlooked Irish genealogy data set. With the loss of valuable records in the 1922 fire at the Dublin Records Office, newspapers can be an extremely useful source. The post looks at the major collections of Irish newspapers.
Crannogs were made with layers of stone, brushwood and tree trunks on the lakebed.
Rathcroghan in County Roscommon, an ancient Irish site, is a hidden gem on par with the famous burial sites at Newgrange and Tara.
If you're gearing up for your first visit to Dublin, then this post is your ultimate guide. From navigating the city streets to discovering hidden gems, consider this your roadmap to ace Ireland's capital.
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