Articles tagged with "best of"
Plan your visit to Ireland
By Seán | September 28th, 2007 |
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The only post you’ll ever need: this is your one-stop Irish travel guide!
So, after a year and almost a thousand posts on Ireland, I thought I’d put the site... [Read this entry]
Sean’s Bar, Athlone - Oldest Pub in Ireland
By Seán | August 4th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
There has been a pub awaiting weary travellers at the crossing of the river Shannon for over a thousand years.
But Sean’s Bar in Athlone isn’t just the oldest pub... [Read this entry]
Athlone Viking Boat Tours
By Seán | June 10th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Ever ride on an animal-headed viking ship?
It’s one of those things most tourists miss. I don’t mean the vikings - their blonde hair and nordic features blended into the... [Read this entry]
Locke’s Whiskey Distillery, Kilbeggan
By Seán | February 17th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
I can’t say enough about this place.
A lot of visitors to Ireland stop into the Jameson Distillery (where whiskey is no longer made) in Dublin. Some go down to... [Read this entry]
Louis Mulcahy Pottery, Dingle
By Seán | January 6th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
There are a lot of reasons to go to Dingle; the scenery, the dolphin, the annual Other Voices concert . . . but be sure if you make a visit... [Read this entry]
The Galway Hostel
By Seán | January 3rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The Galway Hostel combines cheap rates with location, convenience and amenities - a combination that is hard to beat.
* The Galway Hostel, Galway
* Galway City Hostel, Frenchville... [Read this entry]
The Winding Stair Bookshop, Dublin
By Seán | January 1st, 2007 | 5 Comments »
At the northern footprint of Ha’penny Bridge is one of the lesser-known treasures of Dublin town: The Winding Stair Bookshop.
Several floors of used and new books inhabit this thoroughly... [Read this entry]
Kin Khao Restaurant in Athlone
By Seán | December 9th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
When wifey and I first moved to Athlone we lamented the fact that, while there are loads of wonderfully fresh meats, breads and vegetables to be had in the area... [Read this entry]
The best fish and chips in the world
By Seán | November 16th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Back in the day, way back in the early 90s, before Galway vomited up miles of suburban tract homes into her hinterland, the charming little fishing town of Galway had... [Read this entry]
McNeill’s Pub, Athlone
By Seán | October 15th, 2006 | 3 Comments »
This is another one of the those old, authentic bars that seem to be on the verge of dying out here in Ireland. This pub has been owned and run... [Read this entry]
