IRELAND – CORK, WATERFORD, KILKENNY & CALOW

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CORK COUNTY By far Ireland’s largest county, most visitors ignore its massive hinterland of dairy farms, dotted with low mountains…

IRELAND – CLAIR, LIMERICK & KERRY

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CLARE COUNTY THE BURREN The Burren’s name derives from the Irish word boireann, meaning “stony place” – an apt description…

IRELAND – CLARE, SLIGO, MAYO & GALWAY

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DONEGAL COUNTY May 13-14 INISHOWEN PENINSULA. In the NE of Donegal, it has beaches and towering headland bluffs (Malin, Inishowen,…

IRELAND – DUBLIN

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Dublin May 26-29 2018 THE ABORTION REFERENDUM in IRELAND On May 25th the Irish voted to repeal the 8th amendment…

CLARE & LIMERICK

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CLARE COUNTY THE BURREN The Burren’s name derives from the Irish word boireann, meaning “stony place” – an apt description…

A BRIEF HISTORY of IRELAND

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Prehistory. Originally connected to mainland Europe, and at times completely glaciated, climate change has had a significant role. The end…

ANTRIM & DERRY

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ANTRIM & DERRY North of Belfast, Antrim includes the east and north coast of N Ireland. Derry is simply west…

BELFAST, DOWN & ARMAGH

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Northern Ireland May 9-13 BELFAST History. Starting as a cluster of forts to guard a ford across the River Farset…

ISLE OF MULL & WESTERN HIGHLANDS

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Isle of Mull & West Highlands  May 2-5, 2018 ARGYLLSHIRE OBAN (pop 8600) Oban is the gateway to both the…

GLASGOW & SOUTHEAST SCOTLAND

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Glasgow and Southwest Scotland May 4-9, 2018 GLASGOW Scotland’s biggest city, it has a working-class background, black humor, and leftist…