DoChara's Ireland Blog
Random Writings about Ireland and the Irish
Blog Archive for 2006
Irish Pub Food
Saturday, July 8 2006
There was a time when an Irish pub serving food was as rare as hen’s teeth, now the opposite is true and even the most out of the way hostelry is likely to at least be able to offer you soup and a sandwich. Generally speaking they are not too bad... [More]
No Flying Here, It's Raining
Sunday, June 18 2006
Went outside yesterday evening after dinner to cut the hedges and found the sky filled with hot air balloons. I had completely forgotten that there was a balloon festival on in town at the weekend. Lovely. Hot Air Balloons So, determined not to miss... [More]
Blue Skies
Tuesday, June 6 2006
Take a look at this: Sky, Ireland, June 2006 Yes, it's just sky, but it's blue, blue sky and it has been like that here for pretty much a week now. I was in Boots in Kilkenny to-day and it was thronged with tourists buying up all the sun screen... [More]
The Traditional, the Modern
Sunday, June 4 2006
If the crowds at Emo Court for the National Country Fair today are anything to go by, traditional country pursuits in Ireland are not just surviving but thriving. It was a terrific family day out, with everything from Pony Club games to Cossak riding,... [More]
Discovering another Ireland
Monday, May 22 2006
I am just back from a 2 week holiday a few days of which I spent happily exploring a part of Ireland I had never visited before, the area around the Ards Peninsula in Co Down. It's something of a secret this area - known and loved by many who live... [More]
Irish and Chinese
Thursday, February 2 2006
I have just spent a couple of hours trying to register a domain name for a friend who wanted to use an Irish word, or one of a selection of them, with a .com. I didn't expect it to be too difficult but almost every word or word combination we tried... [More]
The End of an Era in Galway
Wednesday, January 11 2006
If you are looking for Irish books online - old or new - then the place to go is Kenny's Bookshop, a veritable treasure trove for any book lover. While the website is great it can never be a patch on the experience of browsing though the famous Kenny's... [More]
I'm no friend to Kerry, apparently
Tuesday, January 10 2006
The results of our survey, the Best and Worst of Ireland, have caused quite a stir. This week I have spoken about it on several local radio stations and answered queries from a number of local newspapers, but nowhere has the interest been more keen than... [More]
