Part of my favorite childhood memories revolve around food. Family gatherings and holidays centered on the special foods that my mom and grandmother made and that each of my aunts and uncles brought to share. These memories feature distinctive...
Brunch at Whitefriar Grill
A couple of weeks ago, I went out for brunch with some American friends at a place called Whitefriar Grill. It is so popular for brunch on the weekends that you would find it impossible to get a table...
One Day to explore Cork
When my mother-in-law came for her first visit, she was mostly pre-occupied with finding documents of her Irish ancestors and accordingly, I obligingly dropped her off for two days at the National Archives on Bishop Street. She is Irish...
Our First St Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin
Last week, Ireland celebrated St Patrick’s Day, originally a feast and religious holiday marked by going to church services. However, due to Irish diaspora, the holiday has taken on quite a bit of a party and binge drinking day...
New Year’s Day at the Dead Zoo & the National Museum of Archaeology
Midway through our Christmas break, I started to get the itch to move out of the house. The weather had been dreary and wet and I was tired of the lazy days inside. As a stay-at-home mom since moving...
A little Christmas Magic in Dublin
Christmas in Ireland is an especially festive time of year. Without our American Thanksgiving to break up the long, dark winter stretch between Halloween in October until Christmas at the end of December, there is a long buildup to...
Halloween Break at the Cliffs of Moher, Bunratty Castle and the Aillwee Cave
We’ve just finished our first six months in Ireland, having arrived in late May. It’s been an amazing six months and we are finding ourselves adjusting well still happy to be here! The most important part of the transition...
Sandycove Beach and Flake 99s in Dún Laoghaire
One of the bad things about not having a car is the lack of ease and convenience of getting around. When you rely on public transport, there is a lot of checking on bus routes or train lines and...
A lovely morning in Merrion Square children’s playground
Was wondering around running errands this morning and decided to stop in Merrion Square and have our lunch in the children’s playground. Lovely little park. Just the right size for the kids with the older kids having somethings to...
A little Viking history at Dublinia
On one of the first weekends that we were in Dublin, J and I took the kids to Dublinia, an museum billed as a Viking and Medieval Experience. It was walkable from where we were staying, situated slightly past Dublin Castle...