Remarkable Liquor Revolution in Irish Gin Distilleries
Gin distilleries are the latest craze in Ireland, sparking competition and a virtual liquor revolution on the Emerald Isle.
Gin distilleries are the latest craze in Ireland, sparking competition and a virtual liquor revolution on the Emerald Isle.
Connemara, on the West Coast of Ireland, is the home of the famous white ponies, and also a place to hear stories of the old days, and legends of Irish history.
The K Club, located 17 miles from Dublin, Ireland, is home to two golf courses and a sprawling resort.
Literary Places: Dublin and Ulysses. This is a chapter from a new book that takes the reader to 25 different places around the world where stories were set.
Seeing Dublin, Ireland on two feet is the best way to view the city. Enjoy all the city has to offer, from pubs to history and much more.
The Guinness Factory at St James Gate is the most popular tourist attraction in Ireland, not only because the beer is so famous, but the interactive displays and history is very interesting and the tour includes beer samples.
A trip on the 2500 kilometer Wild Atlantic Way, covering the entire west coast of Ireland, yields wonderful foods, bike trails, and impressive scenery.
Bringing the Dead to Life: Dublin’s Glasnevin Cemetery By Faye S. Wolfe Beyond the obvious reason, to mourn the dear departed, why do people visit cemeteries? My recent visit to Dublin’s Glasnevin Cemetery brought back childhood memories of enjoying time in graveyards. The eighteenth-century burying ground in my hometown had a peculiar allure for me […]
A tour of the Dingle Peninsula, Cork, and a visit to the Burren region of Ireland, discovering so many beautiful places in very green Dingle.
Bloomsday: A Celebration of James Joyce in his Native City By Faye S. Wolfe James Joyce spent his formative years in and around Dublin, drinking, writing, singing, studying, falling in love, and hating his homeland. With good reason, maybe. After trying for years to find a publisher for The Dubliners, he got into a wrangle […]
A visit to the windswept Dingle peninsula in Ireland, where memories of the terrible potato famine that ended so many lives and sent so many immigrants to the US.
Five Fab Things to Do in Dublin By Faye S. Wolfe Three hundred years ago Boston-born Benjamin Franklin dubbed Dublin a “magnificent city.” That’s still true. Historic, lively, and stylish, Dublin’s got plenty to do and see, yet it’s manageable, a city on a human scale. (Its tallest building, part of Google’s European headquarters, is […]