Recess Connemara Giant
When we stopped in Recess on the first day of our trip, we parked right by this sign. Of course we had to check out the actual item. In particular, my kids thought this was excellent: Personally, I thought this one was better: Although, the slab of Connemara marble in which it was placed was Read the Rest…
Irish Pub Food
Lunch at E.J. Kings in Clifden, Connemara in Ireland. You may have thought that Irish food was all about over-cooked vegetables and mashed potatoes. Well, it’s not. I found this type of meal, with fresh salad, homemade bread and smoked salmon, a standard menu offering in many of the places where we ate during our Read the Rest…
First Stop Clifden
We’d been told about the new motorway from Dublin to Galway, but I don’t think either of us actually believed that it would only take us two hours to cross Ireland from East to West. In fact, it was an extremely pleasant drive, and yes, we were navigating the (many) roundabouts on the outskirts of Read the Rest…
From Expat To Tourist To Expat Again
I don’t think I’ve ever been so happy to get on an airplane as When we boarded our flight to Chicago this past Saturday. Thanks to the eruption of the Icelandic volcano with the unpronounceable name, our two-week trip to Ireland had become three weeks and we were all more than ready to go home. Read the Rest…
Connemara National Park
This is the trail map for the Diamond Hill hike in Connemara, Ireland, one of the most unusual hikes we’ve ever done. The trailhead is at the entrance to the Connemara National Park visitor center in Letterfrack, Galway. The hike, with an elevation gain of 1,350 feet (400 meters), is an easy walk on the Read the Rest…
Easter 1916 Celebrations In Dublin
This post should be sub-titled “I’m an American, I don’t care”
Road Trip Ireland Part III – Into The West
In this final post in this series on visiting Ireland I’ll be describing the places we plan to visit during our upcoming trip. We haven’t been to Ireland since 2005 (I can’t complain, we’ve met up with our extended family in Portugal, Cyprus and Italy in the intervening period) so we’re all excited at the Read the Rest…
Road Trip Ireland Part II – Dublin To Belfast
For today’s post I’m going to focus on the part of Ireland where I grew up: the Boyne Valley. As I’ve said before, Ireland is positively littered with structures built in earlier times from early Christian churches to castles of all types, sorts and sizes. In the Boyne Valley, you’ll find all of that and Read the Rest…
Road Trip Ireland Part I – The South Coast
I’ve been asked about visiting Ireland with kids twice in the past week or so. So, given that and the fact that St. Patrick’s Day is coming up, I thought I’d be patriotic and devote a few posts to visiting Ireland.
An Eventful Visit To The Giant’s Causeway
I was clearing out some bookshelves recently and I came across this little book. It’s part of a set of Irish Legends re-told for young children. The Finn MacCool story reminded me of the time we visited the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland with CAM. Before I describe our visit to the Causeway, I need Read the Rest…
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