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''...the green and troubled land of
tourist brochures and news headlines.''

Quote from: Ireland, A Novel by Frank Delaney

Warmed and cooled by the North Atlantic stream and location respectively, Ireland is never extremely cold or extremely hot.

This celtic isle is stoney grey, rugged mountains, cliffs and dewy greenness. Windswept and misty, you will likely need an umbrella anytime.

From the ring of Kerry to the tatched cottages of Conamera to the Giants Causeway, may the road rise to meet you and may your hassles be small ones.

Ireland has folklore, lively music, dance and haunting ballads. Kiss the Blarney stone and join the locals in one of the pubs which outnumber just about everything for a pint of black and tan, or ten. Then rise up yer skirts and kick up yer heals for a bit of mighty craic with fiddles, harps, jigs and reels.

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By SS Voyager
October 16th 2009

Last day in Ireland - Dublin Europe » Ireland

National Museum

Well, we are finishing our last day in Dublin. Before I start, I would like to say thank you to all of your who sent comments and messages. I really loved reading them. On this return visit, we stayed at the Clarence Hotel (Bono’s place) in Temple Bar. The only two things on our list were the National Museum of Archeology and a return visit to Christ Church. The Museum was as interesting as we expected. It was amazing to see the hoards of ancient Irish weapons and gold jewelry and decoration found in bogs. Some of the torqs (neck rings) [View Full Entry]

By AleksNemo
October 13th 2009

Dublin and Waterford - Farewell Ireland Europe » Ireland » County Dublin » Dublin

Trim Castle
Trim Castle, Trim, Co. Meath Ireland

Ladies and Gentlebugs - another short blog... try to contain your sighs of relief... While Jo and Billy were on holidays, we had a blast housesitting and catching up on our housekeeping. We walked the dogs along the beach everyday which was lovely, as long as the weather was good. Which it sometimes was. Got a see a seal poking its little head up and watching the dogs and us with great scepticism while we whooped with delight. We took a day trip to Trim Castle, north west of Dublin and then headed to Dublin to visit Miss Veronica and see [View Full Entry]

By SS Voyager
October 13th 2009

Killarney to Cong Europe » Ireland

Rock of Cashel

Sorry it’s been so long between blogs. It seems the days are just packed and then we fall into bed. Not to mention never ending internet issues. We left Kilkenny to head for Killarney and stopped at The Rock of Cashel and Cahir Castle. The site at Cashel has been in use since the 5th century. Presented to the church in the 12th century, it was at Cashel that the Irish Princes paid homage to King Henry II. Built on a huge rock hill, at 200 feet over the town, the stone structure is imposing and you really could tell how [View Full Entry]

By SS Voyager
October 13th 2009

The rest of the Pics Europe » Ireland

Killarney Town

The rest of the pictures [View Full Entry]

By Wiggy
October 12th 2009

A field of greens Europe » Ireland » County Dublin » Dublin

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This time, I did it a bit differently. Usually, I show up at a new place and sort of float around the country until the options dry up or I get sick of staying in dorm rooms. But with Ireland I wanted to do it differently, and I did. I guess I felt like since I got my Irish citizenship I owed it to my 'motherland' to pay her an extended visit. And so I decided to sublet a place in Dublin for the month of September and see where it would take me. After two days in the city I [View Full Entry]

By SS Voyager
October 9th 2009

Kilkenny Town Europe » Ireland

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Driving through County Wicklow

Well, we picked up the car and headed out of the Dublin Airport on Thursday. I would recommend doing that since the traffic in Dublin is crazy and so is anyone who attempts to drive in it. This way we were outside of the city. Even so, the first thing Jim did was turn the wrong way on a one way street leaving the car hire lot. As with all firsts, the rest of the day was a bit stressful for me since Jim insisted upon driving a wee bit too far to the left and kept scraping our tires on [View Full Entry]

By SS Voyager
October 7th 2009

First 3 days in Dublin Europe » Ireland

Christ Church
Beautful Cathedral... too tired to care.....

Well, I am finally getting a chance to do my blog for the first time since we have been in Ireland. It’s much more difficult than I thought it would be since we are exhausted at the end of the day and all we want to do is fall into bed. So here I am with my glass of wine and my computer while Jim is already sleeping. On Monday we arrived and checked into the beautiful Shellbourne Hotel. It’s an oasis of comfort and luxury. Rather than being prudent and taking a nap when we arrived, we wandered dazed and [View Full Entry]

By SS Voyager
October 7th 2009

A few more photos Europe » Ireland

New Grange
5000 years old!!!

A few more photos [View Full Entry]

By Lama24
October 6th 2009

Life in Dublin Europe » Ireland » County Dublin » Dublin

DUISS trip 1

Eindelijk! Het heeft een tijdje geduurd, maar nu heb ik toch eindelijk wat tijd en inspiratie gevonden om een stukje te schrijven over mijn eerste 3 weken hier. Er kwam in die eerste paar weken zoveel op me af, en er was zoveel dat hier nog geregeld moest worden, dat ik me niet echt geroepen voelde om aan mijn Weblog te gaan beginnen. Maar goed, nu zijn de colleges alweer een week bezig, ben ik hier al wat meer gesettled, en regent het buiten flink (voor het eerst in al die 3 weken!! Ongelofelijk) dus is dit wel een mooi moment [View Full Entry]

By Morrison
October 5th 2009

Full Circle Europe » Ireland » County Dublin » Dublin

Well we have come around full circle. We decided to ditch the camper and opt for a hotel to spend our last night in. Don't get me wrong... the camper was great but after three weeks it was starting to get a little uncomfortable. Yesterday we found ourselfs back in Howth again. It was nice since we were familiar with the area and they let you park out on the pier for free. We are staying in a Hotel with a free airport shuttle so we can relax in a real bed with a real shower before our flight tomorrow [View Full Entry]

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