Posts Tagged ‘Crean’
Shackleton and St. Brendan – Irish Explorers who Took on The World (#112)
We are delighted to bring you Episode 12 of The Letter from Ireland Show – a weekly podcast that goes out each Thursday from our cottage in County Cork. Tune in to this episode – and dive straight in to a bit of Irish caint, ceóil agus craic (conversation, music and craic!). In this episode, Carina reads two…
Read MoreErnest Shackleton and the Irish Antarctic Connection.
Carina and myself were settling down in front of the TV last night – and up came the story of one Ernest Shackleton, in this case played by Kenneth Branagh. About 30 minutes into the movie, we are introduced to the Irishman who accompanied Shackleton on his South Pole voyage in 1914 – one Tom…
Read MoreThe Dingle Peninsula on the Wild Atlantic Way.
We left Killorglin heading for the small town of Milltown – marking the southern start of the Dingle Peninsula. From there, it was an easy drive along a coastal road, enjoying Dingle bay to our left. The first stop along the way was Inch Strand – which is nicely ironically named as it extends along…
Read MoreThe Tribes of Ireland – Ireland at the Birth of Your Irish Surname.
We are delighted to bring you Episode 12 of The Letter from Ireland Show – a weekly podcast that goes out each Thursday from our cottage in County Cork. Tune in to this episode – and dive straight in to a bit of Irish caint, ceóil agus craic (conversation, music and craic!). In this episode, Carina reads two…
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