A few weeks ago a friend and I went to Burtown House, it was our second attempt. Last year we drove in the back entrance and very nearly crashed a Wedding. Whoops! This year, we went when it was actually open to the public! We had a lovely lunch in the fantastic restaurant there and …
Spring Flowers
A friend of mine and I went to Russborough House today to take some photos of Snowdrops, I have attached some of mine below. I love the fact that Winter is receding away for the arrival of Spring. Russborough is a great place to visit, if you want to know more, I have included the website …
National Bird of Prey Centre
A visit to Russborough House in Wicklow is always enjoyable, this time, we chose to go to the National Bord of Prey Centre located there, and saw some of the over forty birds housed in the Centre. We got to see the end of one of the regular flight displays that the Centres Falconers demonstrate …
Sumo 5K Fun Run
The Sumo Run is held to raise funds for the Purple House Cancer Support Charity. The fun run is held at Bray Seafront. Everyone wears a sumo suit and walks or runs the four laps of the seafront to cover the 5km distance for the race. It was my first time taking part in this …
Avondale House
Charles Stewart Parnell was a hero for my Grandmother, not only due to his politics and work, but, also, because she had a bit of a crush on him. My Grandmother read every book on Parnell she could find and watched every Parnell programme that was on TV. When her own children were small she …
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