The great pubs on the Wicklow Way!
When the great JB Malone created the long distance walking route from Marley to Clonegal known as the Wicklow Way, he was not thinking...
Time to say Goodbye?!!
As someone brought up on a farm, and as a guide who spends a lot of time in the hills, I see plenty of gates. They are just part of farm...
The not-so-golden fleeces of Wicklow!
As a tour guide, bringing visitors through the countryside, one of the frequent questions I get is "sheep are kept for their meat and...
The Vartry Loops - getting even better!
This week my walking group had a great Sunday walk on the (nearly completed) loop walk of the Upper Vartry Reservoir. This walk is the...
The sale of Powerscourt House
Powerscourt Gardens are one of the most popular attractions in County Wicklow and I am lucky enough to visit them regularly bringing...
Confronted by my past!
Today, while doing my "Domestic Goddess" impression, I came across this newspaper and the that was the end of the spring cleaning! This...
Wicklow - truly the Hollywood of Ireland!
Hollywood, County Wicklow - no movie stars, but plenty of sheep! You can hardly move from one townland in Wicklow to another, without...
From telegraph to digital - the Wicklow connection!
Today I attended a "Social Media" course in Wicklow , hoping to upgrade my communication skills and get my new website "out there"! ...
Hot and cold?
With the recent unseasonably late snow ("Beast from the East" and his younger brother!) my thoughts turned to the warmest and coldest...
End of an era?
Lugala Estate is one of the most beautiful places in Ireland - a valley with a deep dark corrie lake - Lough Tay, nestling under the...