My name is Ashley, and I am 25% Irish! Thank you!. Oh, 500 words, that’s right…well then. Let’s dig deeper.
St. Patrick’s Day Contest Entry: A Limerick Fit for a Leprechaun
My Dad’s side of the family came from Ireland. He was born in Canada but my Grandfather came from Ireland. I am getting older now and hope to make it …
St. Patrick’s Day Contest Entry: Finding the Magic of Life
Don’t we all want to find magic in the world? To me, Ireland is that little bit of magic in the every day. The hills that glow green in the …
St. Patrick’s Day Contest Entry: Never Giving Up
I have never been to Ireland, and have on many occasions dreamt of going to see the lush hills, enjoy the beautiful Celtic music and visit where in the 8th …
St. Patrick’s Day Contest Entry: Extraordinarily Emerald
So this Irishman walks out of a bar – I mean really – it COULD happen! I love Irish humor, and of course a nice pint of Guinness. Besides that, …
Orkney Part 4: a Farewell to Drams
Part 4 is the final installment in my Orkney Odyssey series – until I go back later this year! To toast these magnificent islands farewell, how about a local wee …
St. Patrick’s Day Contest Entry: Emerald Embrace
I am an artist, and I want to visit Ireland for its history, music, art, rolling hillsides, majestic coast, football, laughter, and most significantly, the people. This is a nation …
St. Patrick’s Day Contest Entry: Live It Up!
What intrigues me about Ireland is the fact that I am 36 years old and haven’t had the chance to visit one of the places of my heritage. I’m half …
St. Patrick’s Day Contest Entry: Once Irish, Always Irish
I come from an all-American family. My father is a Texan, complete with cowboy hat, boots, belt buckle, and handlebar moustache (it’s true, I can show you pictures). My mother …
Orkney Part 3: Walkabout in Kirkwall
Part 1 of this Odyssey was Neolithic Orkney. We had a look at the Standing Stones of Stennes, the Ring of Brodgar and Skara Brae. In Part 2, we visited …
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