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Ireland Dublin Galway Cork & More! Hi to all our fans from over 20 countries! Great to see you all tuning into our "Ireland" facebook page. Please tell all your friends, so that we can grow our fans quickly! Also please don't hesitate to ask for where you would like to see photographs of - and we'll do our best to either show you the places you are missing, or where you'd like to visit!
Ireland Dublin Galway Cork & More! Sligo's beauty provided much inspiration to the poet WB Yeats. The town is overlooked by the majestic Ben Bulben mountain, which is said to have been the dwelling of the Fianna (a band of Irish warrriors in the 3rd century). Sligo also has many beautiful beaches such as Enniscrone and Rosses Point. Worth a visit!
Ireland Dublin Galway Cork & More! Situated right in the heart of the Wicklow Mountains National Park, Glendalough is one of the most visited locations in Ireland, with over 1 million visitors a year. Glendalough gets its name from "Gleann dá locha", which literally means the ‘Glen of the two lakes’.
Ireland Dublin Galway Cork & More! The ancient monastic site of Clonmacnoise is situated in County Offaly and dates back almost 1,500 years. The monastery is on the east side of the River Shannon, in what was then the Kingdom of Meath, but occupied a position so central that it was the burial-place of many of the kings of Connaught as well as those of Tara.
Ireland Dublin Galway Cork & More! Dublin's Ha'penny bridge got it's name from the toll paid to cross the river Liffey, which was one old half penny. The bridge dates back to 1816 and was the only pedestrian bridge until the year 2000. It features 3 lamps made of curved ironwork. More than 27,000 people cross the bridge on a daily basis!
Ireland Dublin Galway Cork & More! Congratulations to our prize winner, Julie Paterson from Scotland, who has won the 5 star break in the lovely Marriot Druids Glen Hotel & Country Club! We hope you enjoy it!
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It's that time of year again when the irresistible "X Factor" show with Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole, Danni Minogue and Ireland's very own Louis Walsh, keeps us all entertained at weekends! The terrible twins from Dublin, John & Edward Grimes ( or Jedward), are causing a stir in the press. Love them or hate them, you've j...ust got to laugh at their routines! Do let us know - do they get your vote, or is it a thumbs down?Read More
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This is a reminder that our competition for you to win a fabulous 5 star break for 2 people in the Marriot Druids Glen Hotel & Country Club, County Wicklow, closes tomorrow. This prize is valid for 1 year (for those of you who can’t make it to Ireland in a hurry!). For details, please see: http://www.goireland.com/blo...g/article/facebook-competition.html. Good luck to everyone - and p.s. please tell all your friends!Read More
Ireland Dublin Galway Cork & More! Autumn scene in the village of Inistoige, County Kilkenny
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Halloween has it's origins in the celtic festival "Samhain", or Summers end. It's that ghostly time of year where the border between this & the spirit world becomes thin! There will be great excitement on saturday with apple bobbing games and finding the ring in the barmbrack. Children dress up to go trick or treating ...and tell scarey ghost stories around the bonfire.... what's your favourite childhood memory?Read More
Ireland Dublin Galway Cork & More! Malin Head (or "Cionn Mhálanna") with its rugged beauty is situated on the Inishowen Peninsula of County Donegal. There is a weather station on the head, which is the most northerly headland of Ireland.
