This week for #FailteFridays, we’re going to take a little break from history (well, mostly) and talk about the tourist scene in Dublin’s City Centre. When I first arrived in Dublin, the street names that I heard almost daily were Henry Street, O’Connell Street, and Grafton Street. It took me […]
Maidin mhaith or Good Morning to everyone reading this blog! I hope that you are ready to embark on a different style walk-through time than we’ve been doing on #WhatsTheCraic. Today we will be visiting The National Gallery of Ireland as the starting point of our adventure. The National Gallery […]
Welcome back to #FailteFridays! Next up on our list of historical places to visit is Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin. The location of the cathedral is important in two ways. First, the cathedral was built on the same site of a church that was constructed by the King of Scotland. […]
Seasons greetings! As we continue our journey into Irish culture, it would be rude of me to not mention religion. Religion is very important to one’s identity. Religion can bind societies and communities together, which is very prevalent in the Irish culture. One of the religious structures that I was […]
Next up on our list of famous destinations, we have the Dublin Castle which is said to be one of the most important buildings in Irish history. The original castle was built of stone by Vikings and used as a defensive fortification. The castle survived until 1684 before being destroyed […]