Poulnabrone Dolmen and the Burren Perfumery
Poulnabrone Dolmen means a dark, sorrowful place or a pit of sorrows. It is a neolithic dolmen dating to 2500 BC. The dolmen stands on…
The Way to Clifden and the Sky Road
We were staying at the Menlo Park Hotel outside of Galway for a few days. Since we had already spent several days in the city…
Tea Things from the Thrift Shop
Thrift stores are a great place to add to your teacup collection. These beauties were about $2.00 each at my local Goodwill store. You can’t…
Kilconnell Abbey and Castle Athenry
Traveling from Athlone to Galway we stopped at Kilconnell Abbey in Kilconnell. The town is just north of the M6 on R348. Unlike most ruins…
Clonmacnoise, Clonfert Cathedral and Kileen’s in Shannonbridge
Left Athlone later in the morning and headed to Clonmacnoise. Clonmacnoise is a really famous monastic site. It is early Christian founded by St. Claran…
On the Way to Athlone, Athlone
If you’re traveling towards Athlone from the Boyne Valley, you might want to make a stop in Tullamore at the Tullamore D.E.W. Visitor Center for…
Using Those Thrift Store Finds
As you probably know by now, my kitchen is outfitted with mostly thrift store and estate sale finds. I don’t just put finds away in…
White Dish Find
I have been really lucky lately in finding new white dishes to add to my collection. This teapot was one of two I found at…
Bru na Boinne and Hill of Tara
Today we started at Bru na Boinne which is a prehistoric megalithic sight composed of Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth. It’s about 50 km. North of…
Thrifting Baking Pans
This great Bundt Pan was $2.99 less 25% at the Thrift Store this week. It’s a Nordic Ware product called the Poinsettia Pattern. The baking…