Greetings from Ireland. I hope you all had a good week. So this week it’s time to get back on the road. Our journey this week will take us back…
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Journeys Around Ireland With Lulu. Top 6 Irish Big Houses
by Lulu O'Sullivan 13 August, 2018Hi Everyone. I’m delighted to be back on the road with you all again. This week I’m giving a rundown of my favorite Irish big houses. The term “big house”…
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Journeys Around Ireland With Lulu. Ancient Irish Sites
by Lulu O'Sullivan 6 July, 2018Hi Everyone. Summer continues to sizzle here in Ireland as we enjoy record temperatures. there really is no other place I’d rather be when the weather is so glorious. The…
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Hi Everyone, I hope I find you all well. So this week I’m continuing my series exploring our much loved Irish craft traditions. This week it’s the turn of the…
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Journeys Around Ireland With Lulu – A Jaunt Through East Cork
by Lulu O'Sullivan 12 May, 2017Hello all you fans of everything Irish, This week we’re off to discover just a few of the many delights of county Cork. Because it’s Ireland’s biggest county and has…
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Guide to Easter in Ireland – 1916 Easter Rising 100 Year Anniversary
by The Irish Store 24 March, 2016There are several excellent centenary events planned for Easter weekend in Dublin to mark the 100 year anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising. Here at The Irish Store, we have…
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8 Reasons You Should Thank Ireland for Thanksgiving
by The Irish Store 17 November, 2015Thanksgiving is not a national holiday in Ireland! Celebrated by US ex-pats and students, it is mostly a North American event, not native to Europe. But for those of Irish…
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10 Things You Need to Know about Ireland’s Weirdest Island
by The Irish Store 23 October, 2014Found in the seas off the coast of Donegal, Ireland’s most northern county, Tory island has been shaped by its remoteness. A fascinating island, off the coast of a fascinating island, Tory has…
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With Easter around the corner, we’ve put together a map of Irish crosses. There are still the remains of 300 hundred cross in Ireland from the medieval times. Unless you…
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The history of Irish Jewelry is long and colorful, dating back to before Christ, at least 300 BC. Its first incarnation was simplistic in its design and in the materials…