We often travel a route with the map in hand and randomly choose short historic side trips to investigate while on the way to our actual destination. Sometimes, it’s a wild goose chase. In other words, it’s often a treasure hunt which can lead to such beauties as the Ring of … [Read more...] about Towers and Staigue Fort: An Irish Treasure Hunt
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Ireland’s Skellig Michael: A Storied Past
Somewhere between the 6th and 8th centuries, a group of monks sought an isolated locale to practice their religion. They found Skellig Michael. Disclosure: This post contains Affiliate Links. Skellig come from Sceillic, which means steep rock. Over the next 500 years these … [Read more...] about Ireland’s Skellig Michael: A Storied Past
Ireland’s Trim Castle
Trim - the word sounds precise, with little excess. Trim Castle - on the River Boyne - is just the opposite. It is the largest Normandy castle in Ireland. Disclosure: This post contains Affiliate Links. Historic stone structures always draw my attention and Trim was no … [Read more...] about Ireland’s Trim Castle
Getting to Know Guinness: Going to the Source in Dublin, Ireland
You can't go to Dublin and not have a pint of Guinness. Going to Ireland and not getting to know Guinness would be like going to Italy and not eating pasta or visiting California’s Napa Valley and not having a sip of wine. Disclosure: This post contains Affiliate Links. St. … [Read more...] about Getting to Know Guinness: Going to the Source in Dublin, Ireland
The Stone Circles of Cork & Kerry, Ireland
When you think of a Celtic stone circle, it's most likely Stonehenge - the granddaddy of all stone circles. But rings of standing stones are more common in the land of the Celts than you’d think. There are somewhere in the neighbourhood of 235 stone circles in Ireland. Almost … [Read more...] about The Stone Circles of Cork & Kerry, Ireland