Now that Finn McSpool gave Bloglandia a rundown of some of his favorite parts of our trip to his homeland, it's time to start delving into a series of trip reports about all the sights he saw in Ireland, the activities he undertook, and the "situations" he is famous for getting into (and out of, … Continue reading Finn McSpool Storms Kilkenny Castle
Ireland: Land of Beers, Breakfasts, and Beastie Friends
You'll be glad to know that Finn McSpool has made it safely home after over two weeks of traipsing around the land of his birth. I was ready to jump into all the adventures this wooly monster had in Kilkenny, Cork, the Aran Islands, and Dublin, but Finn insisted on a post to highlight his … Continue reading Ireland: Land of Beers, Breakfasts, and Beastie Friends
The Beastie of a Hundred Thousand Welcomes
Céad míle fáilte (a 100,000 welcomes) from the Emerald Isle! That's right, the Beastie has landed! Finn McSpool is in Ireland, the land of his birth, for a couple weeks and is having far too much fun (read: drowning in stout and other libations) to do much of a post this week. Still, you know … Continue reading The Beastie of a Hundred Thousand Welcomes
Finn Brews Up Some St. Patrick’s Day Spirit
Oh what a crazy couple weeks it's been since we last hung out with Finn McSpool. First, he recently got a huge mention on his creator's blog over at Crawcrafts Beasties which began a whole weekend of ego-mania. Then, just as I had his ego tamed, the report that Finns were the happiest people sent … Continue reading Finn Brews Up Some St. Patrick’s Day Spirit
Travel Pic Thursday: The Dingle Peninsula (Ireland)
For this week's Travel Pic Thursday, rather than a photo or two and a bit of history, we're going to take a little jaunt around Slea Head on the Dingle Peninsula in southwest Ireland. If that sounds familiar, we've visited here before when we went to the Gallarus Oratory last week. This time we'll look … Continue reading Travel Pic Thursday: The Dingle Peninsula (Ireland)
Travel Pic Thursday: Gallarus Oratory (Ireland)
Since I just started re-reading How the Irish Saved Civilization, I thought a little trip to the Emerald Isle would be perfect for this week's Travel Pic Thursday. I've already taken you to the Poulnabrone Dolmen on the Burren, but this week we're off to another stone structure: Gallarus Oratory on Ireland's Dingle Peninsula. Way … Continue reading Travel Pic Thursday: Gallarus Oratory (Ireland)
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