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The civic building for Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Glendalough, a glacial valley located in County Wicklow, Ireland.

During a family holiday to Ireland we took a tour of County Wicklow, where Lough Tay is situated. The estate in the photo belongs to the Guinness family, who imported the white sand, thereby making the lake appear to be a giant pint of Guinness.

A Republican mural in Belfast showing solidarity with the Palestinians. In addition to the murals, many Palestinian flags were on display throughout Republican neighborhoods. Taken during a July 2005 trip to Belfast.

It’s been awhile since my last Ireland post, but there is still a bit more to say about the trip. In Dublin, we visited a few other sites such as Kilmainham Jail, Trinity College (to see the Book of Kells), and St. Patrick’s Cathedral. While at St. Patrick’s, I came across this highly amusing donation [...]

While in Ireland, my family and I took a daytrip to Belfast in Northern Ireland. I found Belfast to be one of the most interesting parts of our trip to Ireland, primarily due to two reasons. First, my great-great-grandfather was an Orangeman from Belfast, so I had an opportunity to see the part of Ireland [...]

We took a daytrip to the surrounding countryside near Dublin. First, we stopped at Sandycove: The Irish Sea A Martello tower, originally built by the British Army as a coastal fortification. It is now called Joyce’s Tower, after the writer James Joyce, because he set the first section of his novel, Ulysses here. I love [...]

Instead of writing one big post about Ireland, I’ll break it up into sections, as it’s easier than uploading all 200 pictures at the same time and then trying to write a somewhat coherent description of my travels. First up: the Guinness brewery (more accurately known as the Guinness Storehouse). It’s no wonder that the [...]

I’m back from Ireland…what a great country! In Dublin, we visited the Guinness Brewery, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Trinity College (and the Book of Kells), and an old jail (forgot the name, it will come to me later). We also spent a day in the Wicklow countryside, which was absolutely beautiful, and the day after that [...]

In a few hours I will be heading off to Stansted Airport to catch a flight to Dublin. My family is flying out to Dublin from LAX, so I’m meeting them there. I’m really excited because I haven’t seen them since December. Also, I’ll finally get a chance to see the country that my Irish [...]