Category: Ireland

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Dublin, Ireland

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Dublin, Ireland Dublin Ireland St. Patrick's Day

Next year, celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Dublin, Ireland to see how the Irish honor their patron saint. (Hint: it doesn’t involve green beer!) A Week-Long Celebration One day just isn’t enough to celebrate this national holiday. In Dublin, the festivities will begin on Friday and last all week long! Every age will find activities […]

Britain and Ireland Winter Christmas Festivals

Britain and Ireland Winter Christmas Festivals Britain Christmas Festival Holiday

The holiday season is a wonderful time to vacation and to learn, first-hand, how other cultures and countries celebrate Christmas. Throughout Britain and Ireland, you’ll find holiday markets, winter festivals and Christmas events to get even the Grinchiest of us in the holiday spirit!  From extravagant decorative displays to holiday themed events, there are activities […]

Forget Paris… This Irish City Has Love in the Air… and Church!

Forget Paris… This Irish City Has Love in the Air… and Church! unnamed-1

Everyone knows that St Valentine is the patron saint of love; but did you know that his remains are housed in a small church in Dublin? Not a lot of people know that, amidst the hustle and bustle of this capital city, the remains have been there since 1836 and can be visited on a daily […]

Irish Christmas Traditions

Irish Christmas Traditions Irish-Christmas-Traditions

‘Nollaig Shona Duit’ (NO-lihg HO-nuh ghwich)! Or, a very Merry Christmas to you from Ireland! Ireland has a wide number of Christmas traditions steeped in the Gaelic and Catholic heritage of the country. As we get ready for the upcoming holidays, we wanted to share with you some traditional and thoroughly modern Irish Christmas customs. Some […]

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