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Ireland’s Heritage
Ireland

Ireland’s Heritage

June 22, 2016June 23, 2016 Tina Lavelle

One of the best things we did when we first arrived in Ireland was purchase a one year family pass from Heritage Ireland.  For €60 we got a year's worth of monuments, castles and manor houses. We purchased it on our visit to Tintern Abbey and Colclough Walled Gardens last September down in Wexford.  Since… Continue reading Ireland’s Heritage

Glendalough
Ireland

Glendalough

November 23, 2015April 28, 2016 Tina Lavelle

We've been keeping pretty quiet lately since our last weekend away in Kerry. After school/work/study during the week it's tempting to just relax on the weekends.  We've settled into a routine of strolling down to Dalkey village for coffee and a visit to the library on Saturdays and then spending the afternoon reading the papers… Continue reading Glendalough

To Kingdom Come
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To Kingdom Come

November 2, 2015December 26, 2017 Ralph Lavelle6 Comments

We looked on Couchsurfing recently for options for a two-day midterm break stay somewhere in Ireland, and Bert from the Netherlands got back to us. He lives just outside Abbeyfeale, in the county of Kerry, or 'The Kingdom' as they like to call it down there, so we thought: why not? That was far enough away to make it worthwhile going… Continue reading To Kingdom Come

Back in Dublin Town
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Back in Dublin Town

August 15, 2015 Tina Lavelle2 Comments

Well, after being on the road for the last three weeks we are now settling into our new home in Dublin.  The plan is to stay here for a school year while the kids attend school and Ralph finds a job.  Ideally I'd like a job too but the librarian job market here is almost… Continue reading Back in Dublin Town

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Carnarvon Gorge Easter trip, QLD, Australia

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