Shhhhh! It’s a Secret!

by Tricia | Jan 17, 2020 | Focus on Culture, Fun and Games, History and More

If you’ve ever visited a European city for the first time and wondered where to start exploring, I have a suggestion that is going to make your day. Secret City Trails is effectively an interactive, three-dimensional puzzle, where you follow clues and solve...

Day 14: Macroom and Cashel

by Tricia | May 25, 2016 | History and More

Opening note: Kudos to golfer Rory McIlroy on capturing the Irish Open last Sunday. He will donate his winnings in excess of $750,000 to children’s charities. Glendalough (pronounced “Glen duh lock” and meaning “Valley of the Two Lakes”) in County...

Day 13, Part 2: Lorge Chocolates, Molly Gallivan’s, Bonane Heritage Park

by Tricia | May 23, 2016 | Food and Beverage, History and More

In our travels we expected to find pubs, and shops selling sweaters and woolen caps, but handmade chocolate? It turns out the Irish are very much into it. We’d already learned about other manufacturers, but nothing prepared us for Lorge. Award-winning chef...

Day 13, Part 1: Killarney National Park, Ross Castle, Muckross Abbey and Muckross House

by Tricia | May 20, 2016 | History and More, Travel Junkie

Woodlands–in fact, the most extensive covering of native forest remaining in Ireland–bogs, lakes, and mountains combine in Killarney National Park’s more than 25,000 acres to create a natural wonderland. Located in County Kerry, it is home to the...

Day 10: Tales from Galway

by Tricia | May 12, 2016 | History and More

If you look carefully, you’ll spy a skull and crossbones carved under the window in the photo below. This stone structure was built in the mid 19th century–although the window is said to have been part of Galway Mayor James Lynch’s home dating from...

Day 9: Clifden

by Tricia | May 10, 2016 | History and More

It was time for a down day. My husband and I took off for nearby Clifden, in Connemara. On a sleepy Sunday afternoon, we managed to find marvelous carrot raisin cake and coffee before heading home along the famous Sky Road Loop. On the way we saw a sign for Clifden...

Shhhhh! It’s a Secret!

Day 14: Macroom and Cashel

Day 13, Part 2: Lorge Chocolates, Molly Gallivan’s, Bonane Heritage Park

Day 13, Part 1: Killarney National Park, Ross Castle, Muckross Abbey and Muckross House

Day 10: Tales from Galway

Day 9: Clifden

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