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Lady in Belfast
Blog: A Lady in London - 10 January 2012
My last trip to Belfast was six years ago. I arrived on a train from Dublin, ran through the rain to a cafe, met a friend, then returned to the Republic of Ireland. An hour in total, it wasn’t much of a visit. When I had the opportunity to travel to Belfast again last weekend, [...]
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Lady in Northern Ireland
Blog: A Lady in London - 9 January 2012
This is the 500th post on A Lady in London. The previous 499 have covered travel destinations all over the world, and, closer to home, locations throughout the UK. I have written numerous posts about my exploits in England, several about my sojourns in Scotland, and a couple about my weekends in Wales. But in [...]
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Ten Websites We’re Thankful For…
Blog: Irish Fireside - 24 November 2011
It’s Thanksgiving in the US, and we picked ten sites for which we’re especially thankful. Each site has proven to be committed to celebrating their passion for Ireland… and contributing to a wonderful year. B&B Ireland Blog – This newcomer to the blog scene has become a consistent source for authentic Irish travel information. Check [...]
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Titanic History in Tennessee
Blog: Irish Fireside - 14 November 2011
While we’re very interested in visiting multi-million pound Titanic Belfast when it opens next year, we’ve also got our eye on the Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee (there’s also one in Branson, Missouri) which clearly looks to the ship’s Belfast connection. Here’s a peek… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWadjU5gF68
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Music of Healing: Arising from the Troubles from Tommy Sands
Blog: Music Road - 18 October 2011
Musician Tommy Sands is a gentle man with a powerful message, a songwriter who talks of hurt and healing, division and reconnection in his songs. He has taken his songs of peace and justice from prisons in Nevada to community groups in the Middle East. The heart of his music, though, comes from his home country County Down in Northern Ireland
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Another Three Irish & Celtic CDs You Should Know
Blog: Irish Fireside - 27 September 2011
A collection featuring the music of Northern Ireland, the debut recording of a New England based Celtic band, and a collaboration of four superstar musicians from Donegal: three more Irish and Celtic recordings to know. Sound Neighbours Is the music of Northern Ireland different from the music in the counties to the south which make [...]
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Masters of the Irish Harp
Blog: Music Road - 12 September 2011
If you have an Irish passport, there’s a harp on it. If you’ve coins from Ireland in your pocket, there are harps on those too. Then there are the pubs, the beer, and the tea towels: the harp is a powerful symbol of Ireland.
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A Yank in Ireland Remembers September 11, 2001
Blog: Irish Fireside - 11 September 2011
I remember 9-11 differently than a lot of you do. You were at home in the USA watching events unfold on TV. I was far away in Northern Ireland. My husband Barry and I were touring the Ulster History Park – sadly now defunct and closed. It was a gorgeous day with blue skies, fluffy [...]
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The Dark Hedges
Blog: Hecktic Travels - 26 August 2011
The Dark Hedges provided one of those breathless, perfect travel moments.
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An Irish Welcome Without Going Too Far from Home
Blog: Irish Fireside - 23 August 2011
I would have loved to have been in Ireland last weekend, but I was perfectly content with the hundred thousand welcomes I received at Milwaukee Irish Fest. There’s something about an Irish festival that gives us an interim taste of the Emerald Isle between trips (even if it includes a few things that don’t resemble [...]
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Shots and Stouts
Blog: Hecktic Travels - 22 August 2011
Sampling some of Ireland's "finer" products.
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The Causeway Coastal Route – In Photos
Blog: Hecktic Travels - 19 August 2011
The Coastal Route through Northern Ireland is said to be one of the most spectacular in the world.
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No Peace, Only Calm
Blog: Hecktic Travels - 17 August 2011
Our taxi tour of Belfast gave us a more in-depth look at "The Troubles".
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The Bogside Artists
Blog: Hecktic Travels - 15 August 2011
A series of murals in Derry, Northern Ireland, reflect on some of "The Troubles".
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Carrick-a-Rede, Northern Ireland Wishes You Were Here
Blog: Suzy Guese - 29 July 2011
I begin the one-kilometer trek out to cross the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, one of the most well known attractions in Northern Ireland. After leaving the sun on the Giant’s Causeway just down the road, I was hopeful for the same weather here. I have no such luck as a sea mist hangs over my walk. [...]
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Beoga: How to Tune a Fish
Blog: Music Road - 14 July 2011
How do you tune a fish? The wry and coming coming at things from and angle perspective that question implies infuses the music offered by the five members of the band Beoga on their album How to Tune a Fish. A like titled set opens the music, and it draws you right in, just as though you were hearing them at a session in their based in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
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The Story of Irish Belleek Pottery
Blog: Irish Fireside - 13 July 2011
www.youtube.com/watch?v=otNyEu8cd9k The notable pottery produced in Belleek has been produced for 150 years. Tours of the factory get you up close to the craftspeople as they work. The clip above offers a great introduction, and this episode of Ireland’s Countrywise takes an even closer look. If you’ve got a piece of Belleek in your home, [...]
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twelfth of July: Ireland north and south
Blog: Music Road - 11 July 2011
"Come pledge again your heart and your hand One grasp that never will sever Our password be our native land Our motto, love foreverLet the orange lily be Your badge, my patriot brother It's the everlasting green for me And we for one another..."from Sean Tyrrell's song The Twelfth of July (Lament of the Children)
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July 11th Bonfires, July 12th, The Orange Order, and the Marching Season in Northern Ireland
Blog: Irish Fireside - 11 July 2011
Tomorrow is 12th of July, a day members of The Orange Order commemorate the 1690 Battle of the Boyne when the Dutch Protestant King William of Orange defeated his father-in-law, Catholic King James ll of England and Vll of Scotland. A couple years ago, Heidi McAlpin, editor of Belfast In Your Pocket, took Liam and [...]
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Northern Ireland: Sound Neighbours
Blog: Music Road - 29 June 2011
The six counties which make up the north of Ireland, the area of the island which is part of the United Kingdom, hold beauty and welcome and legend, along with troubled political history which seems to come in waves. It is also the home place of many gifted musicians.
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Q & A: Should I Change My Plans to Visit Belfast and Northern Ireland?
Blog: Irish Fireside - 29 June 2011
I’m going to Belfast this summer. Don’t know whether I should be worried about the recent riots? – Tanya Wren via Twitter I should start by confessing my bias. I love Northern Ireland, so it pains me every time the country gets bad press. Last week at the same time one of her own was [...]
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learning about Irish music
Blog: Music Road - 6 June 2011
One of the things you are able to do here at Music Road is learn about Irish music. Perhaps you will learn more about things you are familiar with, maybe hear about music and musicians you didn’t know, perhaps see and hear music in new ways through the essays and ideas and photographs I offer here.This is a selection of articles that will help you learn more.
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Belfast Reborn
Blog: Aerohaveno: A Travel Blog - 13 May 2011
I've just spent three days in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland. Of course we've all heard of Belfast, and for all the wrong reasons - for decades it was in the news as a result of its sectarian violence, euphemistically known as "The Troubles".However, the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 put an end to that, and every year of normality since has seen Belfast mature into an attractive small city with some lively nightlife. It's also enabled the city to rediscover its 19th century heritage as a mighty industrial hub.
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Toppling Belfast Bonfire for FriFotos
Blog: Irish Fireside - 13 May 2011
A few years ago, we were invited to Belfast during The Twelfth celebrations in the city. On the eve of the biggest day in the Orange Order calendar, Protestant neighborhoods throughout the city light bonfires… some being quite large. This photo shows the one from the Shaw’s Bridge area. We also took some video [...]
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Dunluce Castle
Blog: Irish Fireside - 5 May 2011
Dunluce Castle, a medieval and 17th century castle, is located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, perched on basalt cliffs 100 feet above the ocean. In addition to the beauty of its location, it is situated in an important spot for defense, which is no surprise since it’s a castle. Like most all of Ireland’s ancient [...]
