Black 47 Review
The movie “Black 47” is making quite an impression. The title is a reference to 1847, the worst year of the famine that saw a million people die and some two million uprooted. In this post I'll [...]
Saint Patrick’s Tour
Day 1 We will pick you up at Dublin airport and bring you to The Merrion Hotel, in Dublin city centre. After checking in and refreshing, your tour would begin with a visit to the Guinness brewery, [...]
Winter Shopping and Cultural Tour
This is a must for the Ladies and as with all our tours we can customize it to suit any group, and to include all of the cities and towns recommended or just some. We can include [...]
The meaning of the Irish Counties
Ever wonder what the Irish language county names we see on football jerseys and road signs actually mean? Ireland’s long history of native kingdoms, which were supplanted by assorted invaders (Vikings, Norse, English, golf-playing American tourists) [...]
The Brehon Laws
A superb new book explains Ireland’s ancient Brehon Laws in fine detail. Written by San Francisco attorney Catherine Duggan, who has studied the laws extensively, the book called The Lost Laws of Ireland is available from GlasnevinPublishing.com [...]
Trinity College
Trinity College is Ireland's most prestigious college - and although its rivals at University College Dublin might dispute this, it's probably the best university in Ireland. But one thing not up for argument is the magnificent setting of Trinity: [...]
Beautiful Irish Tours: Kerry
Irish Name: Ciarraí - "people of Ciar" Nickname: The Kingdom Population: 145,500 Area: 1,832 square miles Province: Munster County Town: Tralee GAA Colors: Green and Gold Common Surnames in Kerry: Brennan, Browne, O'Sullivan, O'Connor, Shea, Murphy, McCarthy, Moriarty, Fitzgerald, O'Connell, Donoghue, Griffin Famous People with [...]
Visiting Ireland: Meath
Irish Name: an Mhí - "The Middle" Nickname: The Royal County Population: 184,000 Area: 904 square miles Province: Leinster County Town: Navan GAA Colors: Green and Gold Common Surnames: Reilly, Smith, Lynch, Brady, Farrell, Farrelly, Kelly, Brien, [...]
Irish Chauffeur Tours: Dublin
Irish Name: Baile Átha Cliath meaning "town of the hurdled ford" or Duibhlinn meaning "black pool" Nickname: The Dubs, Jackeens, The Big Schmoke Population: 1,270,603 million Area: 356 square miles Province: Leinster County Town: Dublin GAA Colors: [...]
Tours of Ireland: Clare
Irish Name: Contae an Chlair Nickname: Banner County Population: Approx 120,000 people Area: 1,300 square miles Province: Munster County Town: Ennis GAA Colors: Saffron and Blue Common Surnames: The more common surnames in County Clare include McMahon, McNamara, O'Brien, Moloney, Ryan, Kelly, Mclnerney, O'Connor, [...]