When I was in Ireland four years ago we never got to go over the rope bridge that extends across a gully and over to a small island where there was in fact a small house which served as the base camp for a Salmon fishing business. I believe it was closed then due to…
Monday March 7 we took off up the coast of Ireland exploring on our own. Alas I lost my semi Irish Navigator Branden, but nevertheless we managed to have a full day of driving up and down the coast and appear to have survived rather unscathed. First stop was Carrikfergus. When I was in Ireland…
We essentially spent the day traveling from Galway to Belfast. I got to drive again and that was nice for me and a nice break for Branden. And the others had nice conversations in between naps. We managed yet another full Irish breakfast and because of that opted for a late lunch in Newry along…
Well, what we found was that it really wasn’t all that long a way to Tipperary even though we did cover a lot of miles or is that kilometers. We started out in Cahir after a lovely night’s rest in Cahir. We had arrived the night before and while it was dark and quite cold…
Have you ever had a map troubles get there? We had a lovely map but what’s on the map isn’t on the road. We had attempted to use the back roads instead of the major thoroughfare but the severe lave of signs and anything that was recognizable between the map and the actual road kept…
This is actually my third trip to Ireland. I have joked about it but it appears that every time I have arrived in Ireland the sun has come out. And yesterday was no exception. It was a little dicey at first just landing. Even I couldn’t see the runway and so when the tires met…
Well, we arrived in Boston unscathed. We managed to get to the correct flight desk and received our tickets. Getting through all the new security was a breeze primarily because we weren’t rushed like cattle. And we appeared to have made an interesting friend during the process. While we were standing there waiting our turn…
Today is the day. I have been anticipating getting going and starting this trip for a little more than a month. And finally it is here. I’m all packed. I have goodies for my various friends who are hosting me hither thither and beyond, and even have my Chauffeur picking up some last minute requests…
I have been asked by several of my friends and others about the castle that is at the header of this blog. That, in fact is a picture of Malahide Castle in Dublin County, Ireland. When I was traveling in Ireland in the late fall of 2007 I happened to be at Trinity college where…