How does a local spend St Patrick’s Day? We’re lucky enough to have author Felicity Hayes-McCoy to tell us. Put the kettle on – this is a good one. I was a city child, raised in Dublin in the 1950s and 60s. In those days, for me, March 17th was all about ribbons, bright green [...]
In Ireland, we celebrate St. Bridget’s Day on February 1st – the first day of spring. Her legacy is a cross of reeds, but there was much more to the woman and myth than we know. Author Felicity Hayes-McCoy unravels St Bridget’s story of Irish legend, tradition and girl power. As a child in Dublin [...]
Traditions are especially cherished at this time of year, and often in parts of the country where the past does not seem so long ago. Author Felicity Hayes-McCoy recalls some of the Christmas rituals being celebrated in her corner of west Kerry. In Ireland in the past, doors were left unlocked on Christmas Eve and [...]
A couple of weeks ago in Galway, I was Indiana Jones without a hat. Arriving early for a book signing, I’d set out on a personal mission. I was armed with a black and white photo of a row of houses and an echo of a voice from my childhood telling me that ‘the old [...]
Author Felicity Hayes-McCoy’s love of the Irish language is entwined with her love of the Dingle Gaeltacht. She explains how the language flavours her life and home, and how you can taste it on your own visit to Ireland. A few weeks ago I spent a noisy night leaning on the top of a piano [...]
We asked writer Felicity Hayes-McCoy a question. What is it about the Dingle peninsula that draws so many creatives to it? The area has been a magnet for writers, painters, poets and craftspeople for over a century. And those are just the incomers. Local people here have been craftspeople and artists for thousands of years. [...]
Writer Felicity Hayes-McCoy loves Dingle enough to live, write and be inspired by the area. From the music of native tongues to the legendary Irish heroes, fascinating museums and white sandy beaches, she shares her perfect day on the Dingle Peninsula. was famously described by National Geographic magazine as “the most beautiful place on earth.” [...]
Novelist and screenwriter Felicity Hayes-McCoy knows all about pretty places in Ireland. In fact, she’s written the book on it (well, a book on her cherished Dingle Peninsula). When we asked Felicity what other of favourite Ireland spots she’d like to write about, she answered the town of . Here’s why: From a visitor’s point [...]
Ah yes. The grip of the steering wheel. A gust of country wind tousling your hair. Sheep staring at you from the roadside, munching grass in a slow, thoughtful way that says, ‘You sir, are so, so, so lucky’. Our recent post on the most scenic drives in Ireland was one of our most popular [...]
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