Patchwork Greenery of Ireland’s County Clare
County Clare’s patchwork of green meadows and farmland give way to the mighty Shannon River with County Limerick and the Galtee Mountain Range in the distance. This is the view you might have if...
Irish Countryside
Medieval Dunmanus Castle on Ireland’s Mizen Peninsula
This Medieval fortress, Dunmanus Castle, was built in 1430 by the O’Mahony Clan on the Mizen Peninsula in County Cork, Ireland. The largest of a dozen of the family’s castles, it’s location on a...
Wild Irish Roses of County Clare
Wild Irish Roses burst into color in the enchanting Irish countryside over Lissycasey, County Clare, Ireland. Now, if you’re like me, just saying the name of those lovely flowers has the song running through...
Irish Summer Floral Display
While the beauty of the Emerald Isle has been the subject of poetry, prose and art for many years, the annual transformation of the Irish countryside from the perpetual 40 shades of green to...
Fairy Thimbles and Ferns in the Irish Countryside
Sunny weather has triggered the annual explosion of color in the Irish countryside as Foxglove, the brilliant purple wildflower also called “Fairy Thimbles,” blooms alongside ferns and other greenery. Foxglove is a biennial native...
