After spending over 6 hours in a car the day before we decided to stick close to our base and went to the town of Birr in County Offaly and visited the Birr Castle Demesne. One of the things I have b… more →
Our Ireland Journeywrote 7 months ago: On 3 October 1906 Mr Hugh Delaney of Borrisokane, Co Tipperary, gave evidence to the Royal Commissio … more →
wrote 8 months ago: This is a photograph of the Mask my daughter made at the Decorative Mask Workshop at the Terryglass … more →
wrote 9 months ago: Terryglass in North Tipperary and on the shores of Lough Derg translates as Tir-da-ghlas which Adamn … more →
wrote 10 months ago: The lake shelters of Garrykennedy, Dromineer and Terryglass are well-known by seasoned travellers of … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Six generations of Martins had worked in his Galway pub, he said, adding that his grandfather’s name … more →
wrote 1 year ago: After spending over 6 hours in a car the day before we decided to stick close to our base and went t … more →
wrote 1 year ago: We made the decision to stay close to the cottage on Sunday. Rather than try and get up early and s … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Our flight itinerary was fairly simple, we were traveling from Philadelphia to Dublin. As planned w … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The Rock of Dunamase (Dún Masc, “the fort of Masc” in Irish Gaelic) is one of the most … more →
wrote 3 years ago: We wakened to blue skies but quite blustery conditions. All boats except one that had moored on the … more →
wrote 3 years ago: A nice morning and we had another slow start. Captain Bob got the dinghy lifted so that we could mov … more →
wrote 4 years ago: One of my favourite holidays was sailing down the Shannon in Ireland. The first time we decided to d … more →
wrote 5 years ago: Name: Paddy’s Bar, Terryglass, Co.Tipperary County: Tipperary Location: Just a few minutes wal … more →