Dublin

Dublin | The Little Museum

Dublin | The Little Museum

23 May 2014 ♦
DON’T MISS
There’s a Georgian townhouse on St. Stephen’s Green in which the history of twentieth century Dublin fills the rooms. It is called The Little Museum of Dublin. It’s like being in the home of an elderly aunt that can’t get rid of anything – except that, in this case, each…
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Dublin | The Fumbally

Dublin | The Fumbally

31 March 2014 ♦
DON’T MISS
On the corner of New South Street and Fumbally Lane in Dublin is a large, modern apartment building.  Follow your nose into the door at its corner, and step into the cavernous, cozy, warm, welcoming café that is The Fumbally. Here’s the exterior: And here’s what you encounter when you…
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Dublin | Pub Crawl

Dublin | Pub Crawl

17 March 2014 ♦
STORIES
[A repeat post for St. Patrick’s Day] It was my first day in Dublin, and I had covered a lot of ground – but when I wandered into the Temple Bar neighborhood, and heard the music coming out of each and every pub, I really felt like I was in…
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Eye on Design | Dublin | Avoca Style

Eye on Design | Dublin | Avoca Style

2 August 2012 ♦
EYE ON DESIGN
Avoca is a fabulous store in Ireland that sells all manner of great Irish products…but it was in the café where I found eye-catching design ideas, including the magnificent Mediterranean platter laid out on a vintage wooden cutting board like a work of art.  (more…)
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Dublin | Little Girl, Big Talent

Dublin | Little Girl, Big Talent

6 June 2012 ♦
STORIES
When I saw the little girl with the pony tail setting up her microphone on Grafton Street in Dublin, I thought, “How cute.”  When she opened her mouth to sing, a song that she had written herself, I was mesmerized. Ashley is nine years old. The schoolgirl from Mullingar, Ireland,…
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