Kippers with Mustard Butter and Guinness Bread
Kippers & Mustard Butter.....I remember as a child going with my mother to buy kippers on the Belfast’s Newtownards Road. At the time, kippers...
Duck Eggs!
To me, duck eggs were never one of those trendy ingredients – people have been eating them for years. In my childhood days,...
Sure I’m Only Codding Ya!
Sure I'm Only Codding Ya! Famous Irish Sayings... who knows what they mean?
Banjaxed - Begorrah - Cogging -...
The Flying Ducks Spring Tour Montreal 2017
Did ice hockey originate from hurling in Ireland? This topic has fuelled numerous heated debates throughout the years with a widely held belief that...
“Cast a cold eye On life, on death. Horseman, pass by!” Yeats
William Butler Yeats was born in Dublin on June 13, 1865. With Lady Gregory and others, he founded the Irish Literary Theatre, from which...
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde was born in Westland Row, Dublin on October 16th, 1854 to an eminent surgeon, William Wilde and the famous nationalist poet, Lady...
“I saw a sign that said ‘Drink Canada Dry’. So I did.” Behan
Brendan Behan was born in Dublin on 9 February 1923. He grew up speaking English but became fluent in Gaelic in prison. His father,...
Niagara Falls Goes Green!
Minister Coveney & Ambassador Kelly visited Niagara Falls with Tourism Ireland's Canadian Country Manager Dana Welsh on the weekend.
Minister Simon Coveney flicks the switch...
Tourism Ireland wishes the world a Happy St Patrick’s Day
New Tourism Ireland film celebrates the greenest day of the year and invites the world to visit the island of Ireland
Tourism Ireland has unveiled...
The Real Story of St. Patrick.
The Real Story of St. Patrick by Mark E Fisher.
As I researched my historical novel, The Bonfires of Beltane, I realized what a tale...
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