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  1. Giveaway: Ursula Celano Irish Notebooks

    Blog: Irish Fireside - 11 December 2011

    Here’s a giveaway item you probably haven’t seen before… Ursula Celano’s new line of handcrafted Ireland-themed notebooks. Ursula’s handcrafted notebooks are designed and made right in Ireland and feature images inspired there… Irish dance, Dublin landmarks, the Aran Islands, Irish hedgerows, and the cottages of Eire. Ursula is giving away some of these beauties, but [...]

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  2. We're Engaged!

    Blog: SeanHenri.com - 8 August 2011

    Just went on the trip of a lifetime - a ten day long tour of Ireland with the love of my life... and came back engaged! It was on the second to last full day of our trip when I...

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  3. A Little Travel Memory…A Slice of Uber Traditional Ireland

    Blog: A Little Adrift - A RTW Travelogue - 30 August 2010

    Travel Memories: Traditional Irish Thatched House The thatch roofed houses peppering the sea of emerald grass fields seems so oddly reminiscent of another era but yet are actually still found in areas all Ireland. Landing on the Aran Islands off of the west coast of Ireland is like taking a full leap into a small and traditional pocket of intensely Irish culture; Irish is their first language and the traditional Irish céilidh on the weekends counts among the best Irish music jam sessions I have ever heard…although some of it is done ...

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  4. Doolin, Ireland – Traditional Irish Music and More

    Blog: Brilliant Tips Travel Blog - 26 August 2009

    Not far from Ireland’s famous Cliffs of Moher lies a small, alluring seaside village called Doolin. Surrounded by the stunning, bare limestone landscape of the Burren and abutting the rugged Atlantic Ocean, Doolin is a place of astonishing beauty. Historically a fishing village, Doolin is now also acclaimed worldwide as the traditional music capital of Ireland. The three pubs in Doolin that have live music are McDermott’s, O’Connor’s and McGann’s.

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