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Ireland
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Best of Ireland: Achill Island.
Achill Island; despite having visited Ireland so many times, for some reason, no one ever mentioned going to Achill Island. I suspect it is an Irish secret so they can have some fun without the tourists. Yet, the cliffs are higher than Moher, the Keel and Keem strand are stunning beaches, it is far less…
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Best of Ireland: Beara.
The Irish will praise Beara, most of which lies in County Cork on the southwestern tip of the island, as one of the most beautiful places on the Island. Given the expanse of Nature’s beauty here, that is both a great compliment and insight to the Irish tastes. Ireland is a cascade of nature’s beauty,…
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Best of Drives in Ireland: Slea Head, Dingle.
Slea Head drive is truly spectacular; it has that magic of a winding Irish coastal road, where each turn opens an new vista, or site… https://www.thewildatlanticway.com/stage/dingle-peninsula/
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Discover An Doras Bui: Northern Ireland’s Hidden Gem
The most beautiful place you’ve never heard of: An Doras Bui, a shepherd’s hut in the Sperrin Mountains of Northern Ireland. More and more people are exploring the gifts of N Ireland, but it seems like it’s Belfast, the Giant Steps, Jameson, the usual suspects…they are missing out on one of the great natural beauties…
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Magpie’s song and the roar of the Twincam race.
The An Duras Bui, the shepherd’s hut, was deep in the countryside of the Sperrin Mountains. The roads were more like narrow car paths, so tight the bushes whipped your windows as you passed. How anyone could take the challenge of these tiny lanes with a roaring engine was astonishing. How was I to know…
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Mulcahy’s: Best Diner in Munster, Ireland? No kidding.
And the winners of: Irish Restaurant Awards Munster Regional Final 2025. Mulcahy’s of Kenmare, Ireland is a very good restaurant. The BEST pate I have ever had. And it was chicken, which I normally avoid. I favor duck. From plate one I was grabbed. The chicken chasseur was exquisite…delicate pieces in a creamy sauce baked inside a…
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The Best of Sligo, Ireland: the Land of Legends, as told by Sean Cunningham.
Ireland is a Land of Legends. The modern and the Neolithic live in close proximity. The tales of giants and warriors, lovers and spirits fluidly intertwine. In so many ways, the vibrant history of the Irish (pre-British colonization) is core to their character and a vital part of their present. Few places hold more of…
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Visiting the Mighty Connemara, Ireland: video that speaks to the awe you will feel.
There are a thousand reasons why the Connemara National Park and region are so legendary. The haunting views. The boggy-laden ground that goes on forever. The lonely hikes and walks in the shadow ominous, bulging mountains. The contrast of greens, browns and the blue of the sky as it battles for dominance wit the constant…
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Connemara, Achill, Sligo, Ireland. A video wrap-up. (And the amazing Sean Cunningham.)
In the past few years, I have spent months driving around Ireland. Nearly all of it. With few exceptions, it has been a series of visual and personal and altogether very Human revelations — which, when Fate tips it’s hat, travelling can gift you. But it does not always happen. With Ireland it happens again…
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Meet Ireland’s brilliant furniture designer, Adrian Duyn. Let’s talk Kintsuki! (Kenmare, Ireland).
Before arriving in Joop and Adrian Duyn’s Joop Duyn & Sons workshop in Kenmare, Ireland, I had seen the expansive and exquisite furniture designs on their website. So I was prepared to be impressed. Jopp Duyn began this woodworking business 40 years ago, with Adrian’s presence adding the “Sons” some years later. Meeting the father…
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Can you count the many shades of green? Give up. (Gleninchaquin Park, County Kerry.)
Stories tell us that the Goddess Eiru is the body of the island and thus the people are the caretakers of her body and soul. And with such abundance and gift of beauty, how could one not? Their relationship with the land is astonishingly strong. Such is Ireland. Few places represent this astounding beauty of…
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Exploring Ireland: My Memorable Adventures
My first memories of Ireland are being sent to the heath to look for 4-leaf clovers while my mother and sisters watched the Dublin Horse Show. I found one. Ireland is resplendent with natural beauty. But Ireland is a country where the beauty extends into the souls of the people, who seem to have a…
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