Explore Irish heritage, genealogy, castles, landscapes, culture, ancestral places, and practical travel planning for meaningful trips across Ireland.
Doon Fort in Donegal is an early medieval stone ringfort on a small island in Loughadoon near Ardara. This guide explains what Doon Fort is, why its lake setting matters, how it connects to O’Boyle tradition and southwest Donegal heritage,…
Poulnabrone Dolmen in the Burren, County Clare is one of Ireland’s most famous Neolithic portal tombs. This guide explains its archaeology, meaning, location, visiting tips, and other megalithic tombs to add to an Ireland heritage itinerary.
Roots in Penicuik and Marriage in Fife My grandmother, Isabella Fraser Donlan, was born on 19 November 1880 in Penicuik, Scotland – a hardworking town surrounded by coal mines and paper mills. In 1903, she married my grandfather, John Donlan,…
Irish road bowling is a bare-knuckle kind of poetry. A 28-ounce iron ball rockets along a country lane while the crowd threads hedgerows and ditches, holding its breath between the clack of iron on tarmac and the cheer that follows.…
A 2017 Ireland travel chapter through Kildare and Dublin, featuring St. Brigid’s Cathedral, Kildare Village, a return to Dublin, Fagan’s Public House, and the transition from Irish heritage travel to the Scotland leg of the journey.
Chapter 5: Rock of Cashel and Kilkenny (Sep 4 and 5, 2017) Leaving Roscommon behind, the Crew aimed south toward two of Ireland’s most famous sites: the Rock of Cashel and the medieval city of Kilkenny. After days of family…
Chapter 4: Knock Shrine and Roscommon (Sep 3, 2017) After three full days of hospitality in Ballina, the Crew turned east towards Knock Shrine and Roscommon. Our route brought us first to Knock, one of Ireland’s most famous pilgrimage sites,…
A 2017 Ballina family visit became a Mayo homecoming through cousin meetings, Lissaniska ancestral homes, Mount Falcon Hotel, cemetery visits, Ballina pubs, the National Museum of Ireland – Country Life, and the Jackie Clarke Collection.
Follow our 2017 family journey from Newgrange to Belfast, with photographs, heritage stops, and advice on checking today’s booking arrangements.