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Will you take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?
Traveling from Macroom to Killarney one day, just on the borders of the two counties, I came across this beautiful little village named Gougane Barra. The name Gougane Barra comes from Saint Finbarr, who is said to have built a monastery on an island in the lake nearby during the 6th century. Sure enough, after… Read more
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A Bridge linking two Towns. One in Tipperary and the other in Clare
On my travels, I came across this beautiful ancient bridge that had a single road linking two towns. Ballina in County Tipperary and Killaloe in County Clare. Hence, the name Ballina-Killaloe. The earliest record of a bridge between Ballina and Killaloe dates back to 1013 in a reference to a wooden bridge spanning the River… Read more
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History is the past, but structures still remain in the present.
Amazing place to visit on a Staycation Read more
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Movie to be filmed in Belfast starring Charlize Theron and Kerry Washington
Charlize Theron and Kerry Washington to star in a new movie to be filmed in Belfast ‘The School For Good And Evil’ Read more
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Global release for Kin, the new Irish drama
The brand new Irish drama, starring Clare Dunne and Aidan Gillen, has been picked up by a number of international streaming services bringing the gangland crime drama to a global audience. Kin, which will chart the lives of a fictional Dublin family embroiled in a gangland war and the consequences of their choices, will be aired… Read more
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