Over the past two-and-a-bit years, Touring Tuesdays writers have visited over 60 locations (in just over 30 posts – some of them mention more than one location). We hope you have enjoyed them, but we have realised that it’s difficult to visualise where the different locations are, in order to successfully plan a trip taking […]
A Baker’s Dozen of Ireland’s Fanciest Old Mansions Think of Ireland and “stately homes” is probably not the first phrase to come to mind. Not for me, anyway. Instead, I pictured green hills, ancient ruins, and delightful pubs. (Or was it leprechauns, musicians, and Guinness? One could make many such lists.) What tourists often forget […]
Exploring Dublin’s Live Literary Scene I hesitate to romanticize being Irish, or Ireland in general. It is a place; people live here. Occasionally we get things right, often we get them wrong. Some things are improving. Others aren’t. It rains. One thing Ireland is particularly known for is being a nation of ‘writers and storytellers,’ […]
This week Jo Zebedee takes a break from alien invasions of Belfast to bring us to the Glens of Antrim. I’m not from the Glens of Antrim, but I’m not far away. Around 5 miles from my house, there is a small glen (Gleno), with a waterfall and a magical wild-swimming pool. The Antrim Coast […]
This week we find ourselves deep in Gothic Dublin with Brian J. Showers. When I moved to Dublin in 2000, I immediately set about familiarising myself with the literary heritage of my new home. Of course having a lifelong interest in ghost stories and things that go bump in the night—which, by the way, shows […]
The crackle of the grand fireplace, the slosh of wine pouring into a goblet, the glow of candles, the smell of fresh food wafting around the stone hall. The Bunratty Castle Medieval Banquet is one of the most immersive experiences you could ask for. Hi everyone, I’m Paul Anthony Shortt, fantasy author and YouTuber. For […]
This week Nigel Quinlan takes us to Lough Boora Discovery Park in Co Offaly. Lough Boora Discovery Park is way out in the middle of nowhere, which is where the best bits of Ireland can often be found. It’s a cutaway raised bog in County Offaly, somewhere between Birr and Tullamore, and can be reached by […]
By Ruth Frances Long Dublin is a city rich in history, mystery and replete with a host of spooky stories. The city dates from the 9th century, when the Viking settlement at Woodquay was founded. Throughout its long history, Dublin has been a turbulent place. Witchcraft, murder, revolution, secret societies, even whispering mummies, this city […]
Did you know that in the wild, a happy elephant herd will have all its babies at more or less the same time, so the job of parenting and growing up can be shared? I didn’t know that until I learned it at the Dublin Zoo, which is believed to be the only zoo in […]
When I was growing up in the West of Ireland my parents would wrangle a one-week family holiday during August in the seaside town of Enniscrone in Co. Sligo where we always stayed in the same Guest House. In the pre-Internet age it meant we spent most of our time outside; bouncing on the huge […]
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