Lee Tomlin and Tracie Munce – Photo by Andy Rogers News update at Eagan Arms Public House and Merlins RestLee Tomlin and Tracie Munce from Eagan Arms Public House and Merlins Rest have sent some of their staff members on their first trip to Scotland – going to the Fringe Fest and the Highland Games…
A “knocker-up” waking up clients, in the late 1800’s. A knocker-up, also referred to as a knocker-upper, was a profession in Ireland. This profession lasted well into the Industrial Revolution, when alarm clocks were neither cheap nor reliable, and to as late as the beginning of the 1920s. A knocker-up’s job was to rouse sleeping people so they could get to…
Shelagh Geraghty Mullen | food designer Typically, I like my Irish whiskey neat. But a few weeks ago we were at our dear friends home in Wisconsin. Our friend Jill, knowing we are Irish, thought we’d like a drink she found that was made with Jameson and tea. It was delicious, and it gave me the…
Dick Mack’s Pub is a must see place on every tourists itinerary when they are in Dingle town on the Dingle peninsula in southwest Co. Kerry (Dingle is often referred to as the last parish before Boston). Dick Mack’s is situated across the street from the Catholic Church on Green Street in town and is…
Special to the Irish Gazette. Photo credit Laurie Hertzel & Star Tribune. The growing over-65 population in Ireland as well as the overall healthy lifestyle of the Irish population has caught the attention of the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO recently officially recognized Ireland as one of the best places in the world to grow old. …
People with disabilities or reduced mobility can now fully enjoy everything the Cliffs of Moher Experience in County Clare has to offer courtesy of two electric buggies. Operated by trained staff, the Burren Buggy and Wild Atlantic Shuttle provide visitors with a guided tour of Ireland’s most natural attraction from the viewing platforms overlooking the…