Best Dublin Museums for All Tastes (Especially Ours)
We sort out our favourite Dublin museums, focusing on art, history, and literature. Just like Dublin itself!
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The Great Famine: Potatoes, Coffin Ships, and Opportunity
We learn more about the Great Irish Famine of 1845-52, during which Ireland lost more than 25% of its population. But it's not all a downer!
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Learning About Legendary Luke Kelly and the Dubliners
We learn about one of Dublin's own sons, folk musician Luke Kelly. And we also attend a festival and make big wacky wigs!
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Strongbow, the Norman Invasion, and the Reformation
We continue with Irish history, covering the Anglo-Norman invasion, the dissolution of the monasteries, and Catholic emancipation.
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Michael Collins, the Big Fellow
The latest installment in our Irish history series, a look at Michael Collins, a key figure in Irish independence, shot 101 years ago tomorrow.
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Irish Pilgrims, St James of Compostela, and Whiskey
We learn about the Compostela pilgrimage route that started in Dublin. And accidentally attend a(nother) whiskey tasting!
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We Take a Fantastic Field Trip to Belfast, United Kingdom
We sneak up to the six counties, Belfast to be precise, for a lovely couple of days of history, architecture, and gardens. Also food!
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We Hurl Ourselves into the (Gaelic) Sport of Champions
We hurl ourselves into hurling, a new-to-us sport that has been around for thousands of years. And it's a corker!
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Irish Dairy Products: We Get to Know the Cows
In order to learn about Irish dairy products, we get up close and personal with the cows. And also eat a bunch of cheese!
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We Go Wild(e) for Oscar
Oscar Wilde, the latest in our series of Awesome Irish Writers, gets his day! We quote one-liners in celebration...
