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Pride and Prejudice and Three Irish Surnames
One of the most popular “period” novels of all time is Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Her colourful characters, searching for a perfect match, have charmed readers for generations. In this letter, we will be introduced to the Irish surnames of her best-known heroes and heroines. Céad Míle Fáilte – and you are welcome to this […]
Continue readingIrish Sayings – Is there Room for the Irish language in your Life?
Céad Míle Fáilte – and welcome to this week’s Letter from Ireland. The weather here is getting wetter by the day, almost in biblical proportions – a dry day seems rarer than a hens tooth. I hear that many of our friends in North America are “enjoying” the first snowfalls of the year all of […]
Continue readingSaints, Scholars and Irish Family Surnames
Did any of your Irish family surnames come from an old Irish scholarly family? The “saints and scholars” or early Ireland were an essential part of passing down our traditions and culture – and they are still venerated in Ireland today. Céad Míle Fáilte – and welcome to your Letter from Ireland. I grabbed my cup […]
Continue readingTralee to Kilkee on the Wild Atlantic Way
On the last leg of our journey along Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, we traveled around the Dingle Peninsula to the town of Tralee. On this leg, we leave Tralee and head into North Kerry, before crossing on the ferry to County Clare, around the Loop Head peninsula and finishing up in the town of Kilkee. I […]
Continue readingThe Dingle Peninsula on the Wild Atlantic Way.
Hands up if you have been to the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry? We continued on our trip along the Wild Atlantic Way (check out the last leg of our journey – around the Ring of Kerry). The last leg finished in Killorglin in County Kerry – and this time we start in Milltown and […]
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