CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS Meeting and Greeting For the most part, Irish people are relaxed, laid back and welcome visitors warmly. But it’s always a good idea, when visiting a foreign country, to know customs and traditions in order to avoid…
Climate Overall, Ireland has a mild, but changeable, Oceanic climate with few extremes. The climate is typically insular, and as a result of the moderating moist winds which ordinarily prevail from the South-Western Atlantic, it is temperate, avoiding the extremes…
Music Festivals CLONAKILTY GUITAR FESTIVAL Established in 2005, this festival is dedicated to various styles and techniques that make guitar one of the most versatile and influent instruments in the world. From bluegrass to blues, jazz, rock folk and acoustic…
FAMOUS IRISH PEOPLE Charles Parnell (27 June 1846 – 6 October 1891) Charles Stewart Parnell was an Irish landlord, nationalist political leader, land reform agitator, and the founder and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party. Parnell led the Irish Parliamentary…
Cities Known as “The Land of Saints and Scholars”, Ireland has a rich history of culture and education. Numerous great writers, poets and musicians have hailed from these parts, from James Joyce to W.B. Yeats, Samuel Beckett to Seamus Heaney,…
