This Week’s Irish-Interest Headlines
June 15, 2009
corey says…
This week’s collection of headlines from around the internet…
- Ireland in Film. You’re gonna LOVE this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY-DmjqCl8k
- Irish wakes making a comeback in U.S. www.irishcentral.com/roots/Irish-Wake-making-a-comeback.html
- More Tips for the Dublin Visitor www.trifter.com/Europe/Ireland/The-Emerald-Isle.442985 & www.tribune.ie/magazine/features/article/2009/jun/14/wish-you-were-here/
- Causeway Coast & Glens Makes 10 Most Spectacular Drives List http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/Vacation/Story?id=7823442
- New reading material Avarest Bed & Breakfast www.gypsysguide.com/2009/06/avarest-bed-breakfast.html (via @AKNickerson)
- A site devoted to the preservation and promotion of Irish traditional music around the world. www.comhaltas.ie (via @EngagingIreland)
- Love this new-to-me Folger’s coffee commercial featuring Irish dancing www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xsGxLzbbU4 (via @irishthymes)
- When Liam’s cottage projects get out of hand, part 1 http://irishfireside.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/mans-work
- TripAdvisor ranks Dublin both the friendliest and the most overrated city — Dublin sites by a “local tourist” www.tribune.ie/magazine/features/article/2009/jun/14/wish-you-were-here
- Hot off the press – Celtic Woman recording new PBS show and tickets available! www.diddlyi.com/profiles/blogs/celtic-woman-to-record-new-pbs (via @Diddlyi)
- Wondering what an Irish panoramic photographer has to do to get those amazing shots? Take a peek at this video www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfIZJU0apJo
- Blue Butt Sheep’s overview of Ireland trip www.bluebuttsheep.com
- Ireland edges out England, German & Italy for Best European Country for a Family Vacation www.irishcentral.com/travel/Ireland-win-prestigious-travel-award-47542037.html
- Banoffee Pie for Breakfast www.irishfireside.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/banoffee-for-breakfast
- Ten Things to Do In Ireland Before You Die www.homelandart.ie/blog/index.php/2008/08/01/10-things-to-do-in-ireland-before-you-die
- Photos from the Cliffs of Moher. www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/popup?id=7735194
- Kanturk Castle with a 360 tour. www.nandaround.ie/blog/towns/kanturk/kanturk-castle-a-mans-home-is-his-castle.htm
- Aer Lingus to cut key US routes www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0612/breaking19.htm
- Recounting those Irish travel experiences www.helium.com/items/1364228-irish-talesrailbreaksaer-aranngalwayinismoreirelandguideself-drivechristian-remainsgallus
- Tips on Booking a Golf Holiday to Ireland www.golfdigest.com/courses/2009/07/traveltips
- Browne’s Irish Market marks 122nd year. www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2009/06/01/daily49.html
- Bloomsday buzz www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0610/breaking55.htm – New reading of Joyce’s Ulysses www.irishfireside.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/a-new-way-to-read-ulysses-for-bloomsday
- Ride a duck through Dublin - w/out risk to be prosecuted for cruelty to animals? Viking Splash www.goireland.about.com/b/2009/06/10/a-tour-of-dublin-duck-it.htm (via @about_ireland)
- Is the Guinness World Records actually Irish… as in Guinness Brewery Irish? www.diddlyi.com/profiles/blogs/is-guinness-world-records (via @Diddlyi)
- 10 Places to See in Ireland www.squidoo.com/Ireland-1
- Authentic Irish Experience Fail. http://failblog.org/2009/05/01/authentic-fail/
- All about Shannon Airport www.daithaic.blogspot.com/2008/05/shannon-airport-ireland.html
- High crosses in Ireland www.examiner.com/x-895-DC-Ireland–UK-Travel-Examiner~y2009m2d24-Visit-Irelands-High-Crosses-at-Kells-and-the-Book-of-Kells-at-Trinity
- Walking in Ireland with Kids www.kidscantravel.com/thingstodofamily/walkingireland/plan/index.html
- A memorial in the middle of a lonely mountain pass, Ring of Kerry, Ireland: www.greendragonartist.com/Galleries/Small%20Images/Ireland%202006/Forgiven.jpg (via @greendragon9)
- US tourist suspected of having swine flu is being treated in isolation in Roscommon Hospital. www.rte.ie/news/2009/0610/swineflu.html
- Love these… Irish Coin Cufflinks www.irishcoincufflinks.com
- The diggerman comes to Knockahopple www.irishfireside.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/michael-the-diggerman
- Dublin Famine sculptures www.kesouthall.co.uk/blog/?p=131
- Things to do in Galway.www.rte.ie/travel/2009/0604/galway.html (via @EngagingIreland)
- New Engaging Ireland Podcast: Interview w/All Ireland Travel at the Lee Valley Outlet in Co. Cork www.engagingireland.com/index.php?post_id=489418
- Irish-American Funeral Traditions… morbid, I know www.deathcare.com/2009/historic-funeral-traditions-irish-american.html
- Dublin and Belfast: The trail of two cities www.nationalpost.com/life/story.html?id=1667350
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Corey and Liam,
I am home and homesick for Ireland already. Your blog allows me to reflect back to our trip and all of the fun I mean craic we had!!
Liam I got sunburned the same week too!! I couldn’t beleive the weather was so grand!! I was ready for rain and not at all ready for the fabulous weather we were blessed with.
Got to see a bit of the county Tipperary this trip and LOADS of the Midlands!! Slane, the Hill of Slane, and Newgrange, Hill of Tara, a Fairy Tree a Holy well, Trim Castle, Kells, Navan, Athlone all the Sheep and Sheep doodle you could dream of!! My daughter ran up to the fences calling ‘here sheepy, sheepy sheepy!! She was quite perplexed that they did not just trot over and say baaaaa!
And we had banofi pie several times. Thanks Michelle, and Corey for putting it up there!!
I don’t know how to explain, but it is a magical place!! We all had an enchanted time!! And less than two weeks home we are planning for the next one!!
Cheers
Kim
San Diego
Corey,
I think ABC news has not been to Northern Ireland recently. Their headline “Causeway Coastal, Ireland, Belfast to Lame” is rather lame if you will forgive the pun. I think they ment Larne. But the causeway coast is only getting started at Larne. That is well before the Giant’s Causeway. I think Tourism Ireland should send them a map. LOL!
Michele