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Europe » Ireland » County Offaly July 20th 2011

We spent four nights in Glenarms because of the weather. At times it was blowing a F8 -9 in the North Channell and so we stayed tucked in safely in this lovely little marina. It has a resident Black Guillomot population that nest in the harbour walls and add a delightful air to the place, a fact which we were at pains to point oout to the local struggling tourist office. When we arrived in Bangor 5 Star marina a few days later they had aa whole page in their brochure about THEIR guillemots.... so Sally sent a card to the Glenarms office saying 'Check this out!' There is a delightful walled garden which is seriously overpriced at five pounds but we went in anyway. Its calm and tranquility is a wonderful balance to the stresses ... read more

Irish Spooks

Europe » Ireland » County Offaly July 15th 2010

Entrance to the Keep

GS arcs

We went to visit Leap Castle. This is reputedly one of the most haunted castles and places in Ireland. There are many other haunted places throughout Ireland. In fact Ireland is full of stories of spirits, ghosts, hauntings and left over vibes from its past. Most of you are familiar with the stories of leprechauns and “little people.” These are remnants of its Druidic past and even of its antecedents. Some of the stories deal with legends from pre-Christian Ireland. I researched haunted castles before we went to Ireland and found two castles that were located close to where we would stay. I opted to visit Leap Castle because it has a much more ghastly history and the haunting is said to be ongoing. We had a lovely breakfast and then headed off taking a back ... read more

Clonmacnoise - The Centre of Ireland

Europe » Ireland » County Offaly February 8th 2010

Cross of the Scriptures

Wanderly Wagon

We’re back on the road! Kind of. By “back on the road” I mean, we took a day trip from our house, in our car. Technically back on the road in my books. Our reason? To go and see Clonmacnoise, one of Irelands finest and oldest religious settlements. Clonmacnoise (in Irish Cluain Mhic Nois) , which means The Meadow of the Sons of Nos, was featured on an episode of Time Team (or one of those programs) and it got me thinking how much we really don’t know about our own country and also how by visiting these places it could fill the void left after traveling for the last year. For those who did follow our blogs before, we have settled back into ‘normal’ life, but still crave that carefree feeling of freedom you get ... read more

Brief history of Ireland

Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600-150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. English invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than se...more history

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