Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin is one of the city's top tourist attractions. The fact that the church is almost one thousand years old is in itself enough to draw many visitors, but the beauty of the building and all it encompasses are what will have people coming back again and again. Read More »
It’s been a quite last couple of weeks on GotIreland.com. The reason being is I was enjoying some quality time with family and old friends at home in County Cork. I will be arriving back to the good old USA tomorrow and cant wait to share some more great pictures, stories and tips with you. Best wishes…. Read More »
Dónal McCague, a young Irish fiddler from Co. Monaghan, recently released his debut album “Bits’n’Pieces” I was in touch with Dónal recently, and he was kind enough to send me a CD and allow me to share a couple of the tracks from it with you. Well I’ve listened to it all the way through 3 times now, and two ... Read More »
Bunratty Castle is a large castle in County Clare in the west of Ireland. Bunratty falls into the category of a “Tower House” which was a style of castle built for defensive as well as habitation purposes. The name Bunratty Castle when translated to Irish is Caisleán Bhun Raithe, which litteraly means the castle at the mouth of the Ratty. The Ratty ... Read More »
I was sitting in a tourist office a few days ago and I was flicking though a couple of the Ireland tour books they had for sale. One of them seemed ok, the other not so great. I started thinking to myself – what would I like to see in a tourist book? Read More »
It was an unusually windy and wet day today at the 2012 San Diego Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. That didn’t stop the brave men, women, boys and girls from all the participating floats, bands etc from getting out there and putting on a great show for the spectators. Here’s a couple of clips of 2 of the bands that passed ... Read More »
“Time to salute the US for all it has done for Ireland” – that is the title of a recent article in the Irish Times that caught my eye, and it is a sentiment that I personally would like to echo to my adopted country. The reason I am posting this is that I have read many posts in the ... Read More »
The creative people over at GoIreland.com have created another light-hearted infograph just in time for Saint Patrick’s Day. Take a look…. “So what’s your poison? Have you noticed the beneficial impact of drinking Guinness or beer? We wouldn’t ever condone binge drinking, but cheers and happy St. Patrick’s Day!” Check out the full post on GoIreland.com Read More »
Find the Blackrock Castle online here. Read More »
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