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As I said “I do” at Dun na Sead Castle in Baltimore, Co. Cork, my life forever changed. Ireland was no longer a picturesque window into the past or a …

Brannigan, a tough Irish cop, was portrayed by John Wayne but is also my family name. My family apparently came from Ireland in the mid-1800’s following the great potato famine. …

To win a trip to Ireland would be an answer to a dream. My daughter and I were there about ten years ago and it was the best trip ever. …

Honestly, there are many others entering this contest who deserve to visit Ireland perhaps more than my wife and I.  We’re not of Irish heritage so we have no real …

Can you hear it? Shhh –  close your eyes, be still –  Can you hear it? The wind as it touches the water? Can you hear it? As it passes …

Ireland means history, home, peace, love, and most importantly, it will always be a part of me. While I was not born there, my ancestors were, I feel as if …

It’s always about the journey and once in a lifetime experiences.  It recently just happened this past summer. I traveled internationally for the very first time and received my official …