Gumbo’s Pic of the Day, May 10, 2015: Northern Ireland
May 10, 2015
I recently came back from a 3 day trip to Northern Ireland, and loved it. The weather was unusually sunny (but very cold)
I recently came back from a 3 day trip to Northern Ireland, and loved it. The weather was unusually sunny (but very cold)
On April 20th, 1608, King James I granted Sir Thomas Phillips (a landowner and Governor of Co. Antrim, Ireland) a license to distill. Thus, the Bushmills Distillery claims to be—and is almost unanimously considered to be—the…
How can you resist visiting a geologic formation created by giants? I couldn’t! Situated on a five mile stretch of Northern Ireland’s rugged Antrim coast, the Giant’s Causeway is well worth going out of your way to see. In…
Our Irish journey took us from the western part of the Republic north and into a different country, Northern Ireland. Make no mistake about it, Northern Ireland is a very different country than the Republic of Ireland. For example, its…
Tourism Ireland is teaming up with HBO to promote visits to the scenes of the network’s medieval fantasy series, a lot of which was shot in Northern Ireland. With Season 4 coming up, the tours could be a big hit, too! DETAILS
Years ago, when I was in elementary school, I remember one of my teachers showing my class a photo of some really interesting and eerie looking trees. Being quite young at the time, I thought the picture was really cool, but unfortunately…
A stretch of road planted with beech trees over 200 years ago. Now a rather eerie place to visit, with pale limbs stretching in every
One of the loveliest stretches of the Irish coast is in Northern Ireland
A popular summertime vacation destination and a good base from which to explore the Antrim Coast
I was surprised at how many of these are still found in Northern Ireland
I recently came back from a 3 day trip to Northern Ireland, and loved it. The weather was
On April 20th, 1608, King James I granted Sir Thomas Phillips (a landowner and Governor of Co. Antrim, Ireland) a license to distill. Thus, the Bushmills Distillery claims to be—and is almost unanimously considered to be—the…
How can you resist visiting a geologic formation created by giants? I couldn’t! Situated on a five mile stretch of Northern Ireland’s rugged Antrim coast, the Giant’s Causeway is well worth going out of your way to see. In…
Our Irish journey took us from the western part of the Republic north and into a different country, Northern Ireland. Make no mistake about it, Northern Ireland is a very different country than the Republic of Ireland. For example, its…
Tourism Ireland is teaming up with HBO to promote visits to the scenes of the network’s medieval fantasy series, a lot of which was shot in Northern Ireland. With Season 4 coming up, the tours could be a big hit, too! DETAILS
Years ago, when I was in elementary school, I remember one of my teachers showing my class a photo of some really interesting and eerie looking trees. Being quite young at the time, I thought the picture was really cool, but unfortunately…
A stretch of road planted with beech trees over 200 years ago. Now a rather eerie place to visit, with
One of the loveliest stretches of the Irish coast is in Northern Ireland
A popular summertime vacation destination and a good base from which to explore the Antrim Coast
I was surprised at how many of these are still found in Northern Ireland