Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Here’s My Top 11 Good Reasons to Get Thee to the Green Isle

By Wendy Pierman Mitzel…………….

Last Spring I spent a week in Ireland and loved every minute of it! It was cheap and easy (and who doesn’t like that?) The people are so friendly, the food is scrumptious, the landscape is stunning (dense forests of pine, to coastal flora, to mountains, to rocky shorelines, to near desert conditions) and the history is poetic and sad and inspiring all at once. So stop wondering if Ireland is as romantically beautiful as it looks in the movies, continue reading here for more inspiration and get thee on a plane already! Cheers!  Sláinte (pronounced “slaan-sha”)

The coastline from Castlehaven, County Cork.
The coastline from Castlehaven, County Cork.

 

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The lovely colors of the towns.

 

More castles.
More castles.
The real reason for the Great Hunger, and it wasn't potatoes.
The real reason for the Great Hunger, and it wasn’t potatoes.
Pubs and the best food I've ever had on in a foreign country.
Pubs and the best food I’ve ever had in a foreign country.
The coastline.
The coastline.
More castles!
More castles!
Did I say sheep?
Did I say sheep?
The amazing topography!
The amazing topography!
Guiness. 'Nuff said.
Guinness. ‘Nuff said.
The lovely colors the friendly towns.
The lovely colors of the friendly towns.
Castle ruins and sheep!
Castle ruins and sheep!

 

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