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Ireland’s Thin Places

January 15, 2017 by Irish American Mom 50 Comments

Looking down on Drombeg Stone Circle

New Year resolution season is here. But fear not! Today’s post about ‘thin places’ shall not take you on a tour of Ireland’s gyms. Instead, we’ll explore the Celtic concept of thin places – surreal physical spaces where heaven and earth seem to touch. Now, I’m well aware “surreal physical spaces” is a term that […]

Filed Under: Land and Culture, Lessons for Tourists Tagged With: Ancient Ireland, ireland, Irish History, Lessons For Tourists, Places to visit in Ireland, Sacred Places, Stone Circles, Thin Places

Old Irish Ways Heritage Museum

August 5, 2016 by Irish American Mom 18 Comments

An old Irish telephone box beside a water pump and BP petrol pump

I believe preserving the past for the future is a very important task, and today I’m delighted to introduce a rural heritage museum where Ireland’s past is treasured and shared.  Located just outside Bruff, County Limerick, Old Irish Ways is a folk heritage museum, where memorabilia from our past is lovingly restored and preserved. Denis […]

Filed Under: Irish Life, Lessons for Tourists, Why Tourists Love Ireland Tagged With: Bruff, County Limerick, Irish Culture, Irish History, Irish Memories, Irish Museums, Irish Rural Life, Land and Culture, Lessons For Tourists, Lough Gur, Old Irish Way, Places to visit in Ireland, Stories of our Ancestors, Vintage Ireland, What I Miss About Ireland, Why Tourists Love Ireland

Skellig Michael

May 26, 2016 by Irish American Mom 12 Comments

Puffins sitting on the rocks of Skellig Michael

Skellig Michael is a craggy island off the coast of Ireland’s County Kerry.  Every summer this rocky outcrop in the Atlantic ocean welcomes tourists to climb its steep, jagged steps to explore an ancient monastery built upon its stony ledges. Beehive huts and stone oratories, constructed by monks of olden days, have stood the test […]

Filed Under: Land and Culture, Lessons for Tourists Tagged With: Ancient Ireland, Bird Sanctuary, County Kerry, Ireland's Coastline, Irish History, Irish Islands, Land and Culture, Lessons For Tourists, Lighthouses of Ireland, Little Skellig, Monastic Sites of Ireland, Munster, Places to visit in Ireland, Sacred Places, Skellig Michael, Why Tourists Love Ireland

The Wild Atlantic Way

August 25, 2014 by Irish American Mom 16 Comments

Looking across at the Blasket Islands

Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way stretches from West Cork to Donegal, hugging the rugged coastline. Around every twist and turn of its rural roads, tourists can experience some of the most spectacular scenery in the whole wide world. Image Credit So many words come to mind when trying to describe the sheer magnificence of this scenery […]

Filed Under: Lessons for Tourists, Why Tourists Love Ireland Tagged With: Ireland's Coastline, Lessons For Tourists, Places to visit in Ireland, Touring in Ireland, Why Tourists Love Ireland

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