A visit to an old church always demands reverences but here in Youghal, St. Mary’s Collegiate Church held a deep magic that almost brought us to tears. At over 800 years old, the care with which it has been maintained tells everything about its importance as a place of worship, ceremony and social cohesion for […]
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Credit to the Dubliners for the title but this jar of whiskey is in the cellars of Midleton, county Cork And just to confuse you even more, it’s a jar of Redbreast! The story of whiskey in Ireland is fascinating, and Midleton’s story even more, so I invite you to research Ireland’s Uisce beatha (water […]
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The last thing I expected on the 12th hole was a pheasant cock strutting his stuff. I have now learned that pheasants have had uninterrupted residency here on the Cork Golf Club grounds for years. Not actually being here to play I was easily distracted by shiny things and bright colours, especially when my team […]
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No one has actually seen a living Irish Elk for 8,000 years but once they were abundant here as well as on much of continental Europe. With an antler span of 3 to 4 m they would have been spectacular to behold. Nearly 40 years ago, Cork artist Kevin Holland brought the great Irish Elk […]
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How often have you found yourself sipping an extraordinary coffee while looking into the dungeon below watching the minions creating your next magical chocolate brownie. The only question lingering on your mind is whether to order a second coffee when those brownies are ready! If you’ve never had such an experiences then you are just […]
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