What doesn’t intrigue me about Ireland?! Absolutely everything intrigues me. I would love to see the scenery, the sea, the locals, the shopping and enjoy local food and drink. I …
St. Patrick’s Day Contest Entry: Reality Versus Fantasy
Ireland has been #1 on my bucket list for years now. I am drawn to the serene, cinematic landscapes. You know the ones I’m talking about; Those surreal, breath-taking views it …
St. Patrick’s Day Contest Entry: Endless Possibilities
With so many ancestors coming from Ireland on both my side of the family as well as my husband’s, we have always wanted to visit this beautiful country. It would …
St. Patrick’s Day Contest Entry: Magical Castles
I have been on a search for a magical leprechaun since I was 5. Ever since I had my first box of lucky charms, I was fascinated with the marshmallows …
St. Patrick’s Day Contest Entry: The Luck of McLuckie
One of the features of Ireland that I find quite intriguing are the people Well, it isn’t the people so much as their names – specifically last names. This is …
St. Patrick’s Day Contest Entry: My Irish Fairytale
Let me start by telling you how amazing this trip to Ireland would be for me and my family, besides the local zoo’s and the occasional visit to Orlando here …
St. Patrick’s Day Contest Entry: The Guinness Difference
I have always heard all about these great things about Ireland. I’ve heard about the castles, the pubs, and the beer. I’ve also been told the Leprechaun lives in Ireland. …
The Wicked Way of the East!
The Wicklow Way is wicked alright! Wicked fun and wicked challenging, as my old Boston friends would say. On Ireland’s East side, with a trailhead in Dublin, this first of …
St. Patrick’s Day Contest Entry: Following My Son’s Footsteps
Two years ago, my then 18 year old son accompanied his eighty three year old grandmother to Ireland for a nineteen-day bus tour. This was one of her top things …
St. Patrick’s Day Contest Entry: The Irish Bucketlist
I have been to Ireland only once before, many years ago, I was lucky to see and go inside Newgrange while it was still somewhat of a “local archaeological curiosity.” …