Best part about driving in Ireland is the awareness one gets from the constant road condition updates. NOT! We make our attempt to get…
Joined by our longtime friends Dave and Sarah from Liverpool, we trekked out to show them some of Ireland’s west coast. Both Dave and Sarah…
Pete Petersen, proud purveyor of premium peat for Parliament, prepared his plan for purchasing piles of premium peat per paragraph…
Second day of our Belfast tour takes us around the coast to the Giants Causeway, Old Bushmills Distillery, Dunluce castle and the ever so popular…
Belfast Trip Costs: ~ $415.00 Bus tickets Clifden / Galway return 36.40EU; Train Galway to Dublin return 102.80EU; LUAS 7.20NIP; Train Dublin to Belfast return…
Inishbofin (Pronounced Inishbofin) No trip to Cleggan would be complete without a visit to the island of Inishbofin. The name Inishbofin means “island of the…
Once at Murrisk and we’ve seen the mountain, we walked across the street from Campbell’s to see the Famine Memorial. This impressive bronze sculpture is…
The drive to Achill Finally caught up on our sleep and decided to trek off to Achill Island (pronounced Akl). The route will go through…
Because this is our second visit to Ireland, we are fortunate. Collette and I have been selected to participate in one of Ireland’s oldest pastimes….
Weather: Mostly cloudy, warm ~13C or 55F, some slight showers Cleggan (pronounced “Claygun”) Our house is located in a small town called Cleggan that serves…
Made it to beautiful Ireland with only minor discomfort. Of course that’s to be expected if you are on an airplane, so not much you…
Finally, after months of planning we’re on our way to Ireland! Seems like a long time ago when we first started to talk about houses,…