A summer morning in Howth near Dublin At the north end of Dublin Bay is a small peninsula on which sits the pretty fishing village of Howth, about which we have blogged before. What we haven’t yet done is walked…
More visitors to Dublin
A hectic but exciting three weeks as first, cousin Christine visited us as a side trip from her UK destination, then the following week we moved to our new apartment and the week after that Ruth and John (Richard’s parents)…
Family Visit
Nothing too touristy this time. Just a record of a few photos taken when Andie and Pete came to stay. They packed a lot in to their time here, travelling to the west coast for a few days, bookended by…
Saturdays in Dublin
Each weekend we try to see a new part of Dublin or revisit somewhere we have been before but want to see again. So this post shows what we have done on the previous two Saturdays – nothing dramatic, but…
Reflections on a year in Ireland
WARNING: a very long blog!! Exactly a year ago I left the known and familiar in New Zealand and flew alone around the world to start my new position as a Teaching and Learning Developer at Dublin City University. Bruce…
Trim
Trim is a small town on the river Boyne, containing the ruins of the largest Norman castle in Ireland. The weather looked fine last Saturday so we decided to take the bus to Trim. Public transport is excellent in Ireland…
1916 Celebrations
Today is the 99th anniversary of Ireland’s revolt against British rule in 1916, the so-called Easter Rising. Although it was unsuccessful, and the ringleaders shot by the British Army after they had surrendered, it seems to have been the trigger…
Enniskerry visit
A slightly different post today, talking not just about a destination but also about how we got there. We hope that this might give you a little more insight into our living in Dublin. So, a little more wordy, a…
St Patrick’s Day in Dublin
We walked into town because there were no buses, due to road closures everywhere. However, one of the benefits of living where we do is that about 30 mins of brisk walking and we are in the main street of…
Pet Cemetery at Powerscourt
Pip here – some mobile phone photos, so not too great, from a rather quirky part of Powerscourt. The Pet Cemetery! Enjoy….