Falk was to blame. To be more precise, anticyclone Falk. For many weeks it ensured incredibly hot weather atypical for Ireland, let raging rivers dry up into miserable runlets and transformed green, lush meadows into dust-dry fields. No joke, the high over Ireland really was called “Falk”, I’ve got a photo to prove it! We […]
Hotel Daughter
After a first contact with Ireland in Dublin, my parents now returned to our home on the west coast with us, where they could properly get in touch with the land of our dreams. At this point they had no idea what else was waiting for them and how much better it would get! We […]
Nollaig Shona Dhuit
We’ve been very excited about the Christmas season in Ireland. We asked ourselves questions like: Do the Irish celebrate Christmas like we do in continental Europe? Are there Christmas markets including mulled wine and roasted almonds? Will a Christmas tree be standing in the Irish living rooms? So we set out on a search for […]
Lá Fhéile Pádraig
On this day Ireland, but also the entire Irish or non-Irish world community sees green! Lá Fhéile Pádraig or rather St. Patrick’s Day is the day of remembrance of the Irish bishop Patrick, who probably lived in the 5th century and was said to be the first Christian missionary in Ireland. As the saint is […]
The House Hunt
In the end of January, we flew to Ireland over a long weekend hoping to find a suitable home for our year abroad. Five houses scattered all over the western half of the island had to be visited in just three days – a marathon! Everything started in the southwest in the cute tourist town of […]
