Dingle and the Artist’s Way by Felicity Hayes-McCoy

Jun 07, 2012 5 Comments by

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. [...]

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Portal to the Past: Historical Dingle by Felicity Hayes-McCoy

May 09, 2012 1 Comment

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.” [...]

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Ireland Gets Crafty – The Year of Craft 2011

Jul 19, 2011 6 Comments

We’ve got a secret to tell you. You know those big, chunky Aran sweaters that make Ireland’s farmers so snug when they’re bringing in the sheep from their field on the windswept Atlantic coast? Well, they’re magnetic. You see, wearing one of these wooly wonders makes you a thousand times more likely to be hugged [...]

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The Ring of Kerry: A Guided Tour

Dec 29, 2010 8 Comments

The Ring of Kerry is a stunning Irish coastal ring route and a national natural treasure. We found a man who knows the Ring as intimately as we know the drive home. Tour guide and general Kerry know-it-all, John Hickey, takes us on a detailed view-by-view tour of this enchanted stretch of Ireland’s landscape… Depart [...]

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Kerry Comes Up Roses for the Rose of Tralee

Jul 12, 2010 1 Comment

Hey ladies, reckon your gaze holds a particular, indefinable “truth in your eyes”? If so, you may just be the next Rose of Tralee and winner of a five-day festival seeking the sweetest ‘Rose’ based on her intellect, ambitions and aspirations. And those truthful eyes? Well, they’re taken from the 19th century song The Rose [...]

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