Ireland Travel Blogs - Page 2

Howth Peninsula is only 15 km from central Dublin, lot of tourists and Dubliners as well visit this place every day.

The tour bus pulled back into Dublin at about 6 in the evening, and awe all got off and went our separate ways.  I wanted to go to Scotland tomorrow, but I actually had no way of getting there, I had not even booked my flight!  So, I headed into an internet cafe and searched RyanAir. …

 I was so excited to be going back to Ireland, I had a 3 day trip as I was doing 2 flights out of Dublin on the A300 (<3 my twin aisle planes) to the Canary Islands! Iv been checking my roster online everyday as crewing usually switch round where you fly to and sometimes take you off things…

I was quite relieved to leave the Gatwick airport behind me in the morning, when I took my flight to Dublin. The late Autumn is here and the thick frost on the ground leaves me in no doubt of what it is to follow.Oh, I forgot to say, I was flying over for a short horse riding holiday in Ireland, mo…

They say you only get one chance to make a first impression... I've never cared for that expression one bit. There is always time to changes someones first impression or so I hope. When I first met Sue it was up in Edinburgh with Hannah, Bondy and all the rest of the crew. Unfortunately by th…

No tour of Ireland would be complete without a tour through the Waterford Crystal Factory, and that was our first stop for the day.  It was a very informative and educational guided tour for at least a full hour, from the design and blowing, to the special cutting, and all aspects of the produ…

Well today I was inspired to go for a walk around my hometown and take a few photos. I drove into University College Cork and parked the car. I have been a student here for the past four years, and my spell here is now coming to an end! UCC is a must-see if you're visiting Cork, and it's also a nic…

Going to dublin from cork, it's hard not to notice the castle atop the hill, we were wondering how to get there, it took us another trip to get the glimpse of the name:The Rock of Cashel.     Standing on the limestone rock, the castle's presence dominates the whole town .The Rock …

Im going to put the description of the Shamrocker tour i went on and then just put comments here and there... enjoy!actually this day wasnt the beginning of our tour.. it was our first day in dublin.. we arrived around 1 ish.. took the bus to woodquay and walked to find our hostel.  amy was be…

The county of Cork is just south of my home-county,Limerick, but we still had a 2 and 1/2 hour drive to were we headed: Youghal. Youghal (pronounced Yawl) is said to have been largely influenced by the vikings. Arriving in the 9th century they used it as a base to raid nearby wealthy monasti…

Tá beirt dearthaireacha agam. Pól agus Stíofán is ainm do. Tá inin amháin le Pól, Megan is ainm dí. Tá inin amháin freisín le Stíofán, Emma is ainm dí. Tá deirfuir amháin agam freisín. Adrienne is ainm dí. Tá me in a conai le mo mhathair.   Basically what all…

The exact origins of most of these proverbs are now unknown, but the insights they contain remain timeless and universal.   IRISH PROVERBS   DEATH Death does not take a bribe.   Death is a poor man’s best physician.   Many a day we shall rest in the clay.   Th…

Up early and off to hopefully get in a little sightseeing before heading back to Eindhoven.  We stop for breakfast in the hotel and then we head outside only to find out it's rather gloomy.  Booo! We make our way toward Dublin Castle only to start having the rain come down...if only I had…

All good thing must come to an end. Dublin being my home the last 5 years, time to embark another chapter. This year is going to be a year for Middle East. I was in Saudi Arabia early this year fell in love with it's magnificent legacy of civilizations dating back to ancient times. Science, the art…

We arrived in Dublin and checked into our hostel. We walked into the common room of Litton Lane Hostel to see what was going on and encountered a handful of Spainards all entranced by the glowing of their laptops. They barely looked up to register our presence. Didn't look like it was going to be t…