Archaeologist Donal Fallon is an Irish version of Indiana Jones. Just without the whip. Oh and the hat. But he is known to wear a leather jacket from time to time and by golly does he know his history and archaeology. We got this pro in to give us the low-down on some of Ireland’s [...]

You know we love eating around here. Blogging about recipes, food, and eating out in Ireland we have actually used the term ‘nomnomnomnom’. And it was spot on. But if all those TV chefs are to be believed, there is a whole other satisfaction before the finger-licking, belly-rubbing, tipping the waitress part. They call it… [...]

If there was ever a staple of traditional Irish cuisine, and a must-have on the breakfast table, it’s soda bread. Be it the star of an Ulster fry (in farl form), or just eaten straight with butter or jam, it’s a favorite most Irish folk would recognise. It can come straight and thin, or heavy with [...]

They told her it couldn’t be done: driving from Dublin to the Cliffs of Moher, then to Galway and Donegal and back to Dublin. All in one weekend. And on the wrong side of the road. Seattle student Caitlyn Johnson recounts her roadtrip of a lifetime around Ireland… It began, in our minds at least, [...]

“Ladies and Gentlemen – Let the first public words I have spoken to on Irish ground be words of thankfulness to you for your cordial and generous welcome.” -Charles Dickens on stage for the first time in Ireland, 23 August 1858 Let’s call a spade a spade – Charles Dickens understood Christmas. Pen in hand, [...]

It might seem a bit early to be thinking about Christmas dinner (oh who are we kidding – we’ve been dreaming about it since October!) but lucky for us, it’s finally time to talk about Christmas Pudding. In Ireland, preparations for plum pudding begin in late November, so you’ve no excuse not to start getting your [...]

It’s almost that time again. The time to wrap up warm, grab a gloved-handful of coins and your closest friend, and pay a seasonal visit to Ireland’s sensational Christmas Markets. By Caitlyn Johnson. Let us set the scene: cinnamon-scented streets, rows of can’t-go-home-without-it stocking fillers, live festive music wafting along with the smells of mulled [...]

When we first saw Peter Cox’s images of Ireland the first word that came to mind was: dream. But then, the word dream didn’t seem to say it all, didn’t seem special enough. So, to find the right word to describe these quite unsurpassably beautiful pictures, we retreated into Gaeilge (the Irish language). In Gaeilge, [...]

We’ve got castles, cemeteries, churches and pubs that stretch back centuries, so it’s no surprise that, every so often, things go bump in the night. Come to think of it, it’s a good thing we’re not easily scared! Tales of ghosts, ghouls, devils and gravediggers are ten-a-penny, so in the spirit of Samhain and all-things [...]

Don’t you just love the feeling of discovering a new little spot, off the beaten track? Dublin, Belfast and Kerry are big hitters on the tourist trail, but venture a little further onto a less-beaten path and you’ll find a hideaway of inviting countryside and twinkling adventure. The Northwest, that’s counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal, [...]