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Clonmacnoise round tower, County Offaly, Ireland

A Monastic City, Crystal Helmets and Irish Woods…

Your letter from Ireland shorts from the 19th of September 2023.

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Blog 17 - Are Your Irish Surnames On This Saintly List?

Are Your Irish Surnames On This Saintly List?

Have you ever had something in your possession that you are minding for future generations? Perhaps a ring, a piece of jewellery a book or a piece of furniture? Here, in Ireland, we often tend to pass down baby christening robes through several generations. Our grandson was recently christened in a robe that was also used by his father and his grandmother – both standing proudly beside him!

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Carina standing in front of reclaimed bog land, in Lough Boora, County Offaly, Ireland

Lough Boora Bog, County Offaly

I must admit, we were very surprised just HOW much we enjoyed Lough Boora Discovery park - in the heart of County Offaly and in the heart of Ireland.


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Beautiful Irish greenery

Top 10 Irish Surnames

The Top 10 Irish Surnames. When you embark on your journey of tracing your Irish roots, you most likely have a surname to launch your search from.  Chances are you may even have one of the top 10 Irish surnames somewhere in your tree.

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Copy of Copy of 07 10 2019 - An Irish Bard - The Story of a Modern Irish Poet and Storyteller (#204)

An Irish Bard – The Story of a Modern Irish Poet and Storyteller (#204)

Carina talks with a very unique individual that we discovered in the wilds of West Cork! Cormac Lally originally comes from Tullamore in County Offaly

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