Month: August 2022
Turning the darkness into light. That was the goal of early Christianity and the dedicated monks who worked tirelessly to document the gospels of Jesus Christ. Today the Book of Kells is a symbol of national Irish pride and one of the countries most sacred historical objects. Recently we visited the historic Trinity College in…
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Many have called this library, the “Harry Potter Library” because it looks very similar to the one in the very popular movies. When you first walk into the Long Room it is breathtaking and you feel like you have stepped back in time to some magical place. Over 200,000 books, marble busts of great thinkers,…
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It’s been called “the nerve center of historical power in Ireland”. There have been defenses built here since the time of the Vikings, at least one thousand years ago. Parts of the original castle built eight centuries ago still stand and since its construction has been the location of major historical events in Ireland. This…
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Alright, sing with me! In Dublin’s fair city, where the girls are so pretty, I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone, as she wheeled her wheel-barrow, through the streets broad and narrow, crying “cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh! Alive, alive, oh, alive, alive oh, crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive oh. …
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Love, Loyalty and Friendship. Those three powerful words make up the meaning of the ring worn throughout five different centuries, by millions of Irish, and those of us with Celtic ancestry. Even if you haven’t had one yourself, chances are you have seen someone wearing one, or at least seen the image somewhere. It has…
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