One thing that I brought back with me from my time in Ireland this year was enjoyment of traditional Irish Soda Bread!...
A Wee Bit o’ Irish Italy
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Ireland Articles
The Road to America
It was the late 1800s in Ireland. Potato crops kept failing and food was scarce. Imagine being a little boy, held...
Where is Crockawaddy?
Crockawaddy Glebe is west of Rosslea, north of Aghadrumsee in County Fermanagh, west of Belfast, Northern...
My Irish Cousins
It was so moving to be halfway around the world from my birthplace, and be greeted with hugs at the doors of my...
Crockawaddy Glebe
There is something deeply stirring about standing on the farmland of the homesite where my great grandmother, Bridget...
Long Time No Post
I know. Long time no post... I haven't posted much in the week since I got back from Ireland even though I have a...
Where the Heart Is
I'm Home! Just returned from Ireland tonight and it FELT like coming home. For all the challenges and the treasures,...
Stone Heaven: Giant’s Causeway
At the far edge of Northern Ireland, jutting toward the north Athlantic along the Antrim Coast, the Giant's Causeway...
Have a Pint or Two
This is what one comes to Ireland to experience: a pint of Guinness and some traditional music. It was after 10:00 on...
“Trad Night” in Carndonagh, Ireland
2:00 a.m. Just back from the pub, "The Persian Bar" in Carndonagh, Ireland, in Inishowen, the northernmost region of...