When we first arrived here in the summer of 2013, we frequently went to Merrion Square for the children to play. The playground was a bit old fashioned but the park was small and shady and had plenty to...
Skipping Stones in Wicklow Town
For the Easter holidays, my mother-in-law came for a visit from the U.S. She came last year during the same time, and we had a grand time walking around with the kids and visiting different nearby sites like Newgrange...
Walking Killiney Hill
As my kids grow older, I have really begun to embrace their school breaks in two ways. The first is I try to keep our days as clear as possible in order to allow the kids and myself 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...
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 Saturday at Marlay Park
Our first and second weekends in Dublin, I took the advice of Expat with Kids in Dublin and made plans for our family to explore Marlay Park, located in Rathfarnham, Dublin 16. We had scheduled viewings to look at a...