Ireland
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Taking My Moms to Ireland
When Tim Marvin took his two mothers on a long-awaited journey to Galway, the Aran Islands and Donegal, the trip became less about ticking off the pubs, churches and scenic walks and more about repaying a lifetime of care and the unscripted moments of connection that make travel so worthwhile.
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Dispatch from West Cork
One of the best things about West Cork is that it hasn’t been polished into a postcard version of itself. Juliet Kinsman and her daughter returned over two summers for the slow rhythms of daily life here.
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Ballyfin Demesne, County Laois, Ireland
This impeccably restored Regency-era manor house set on a sprawling 614 acre estate in the Irish countryside is something out of your most indulgent period drama dreams.
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Ballymaloe House, East Cork, Ireland
Ballymaloe House is like getting a cozy hug from Ireland. This family-run countryside escape in East Cork has just 32 rooms, all within a historic castle turned family home turned hotel, on 300 acres of farmland, gardens, and a magical wooded river trail dotted with fairy houses.
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A Five-Day Road Trip Through Southern Ireland
Five days, five counties, and a mother–daughter adventure: from bottle-feeding lambs at a farm in Galway to sunset at the Cliffs of Moher, thatched cottages in Adare and an epic dinner at Sheen Falls in Kenmare.
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The Connemara List
Maria Murphy and Lorna Kissane share their favorite routes and tips for exploring the Great Wild Way: seaweed baths and secret coastal hikes, pubs serving seafood chowder and Guinness, artisan shops with knitwear and baskets, and even an island you can only reach at low tide, where horses race along the beach.
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A Week of Oysters
Oysters have been part of Ireland’s diet for millennia, their shells still found in ancient coastal middens. For autumn, when they’re at their plump and creamy best, we asked photographer, writer and former chef Cliodhna Prendergast to share recipes that honor the tradition.
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Dispatch from Galway
Aoibheann McNamara of Galway’s Ard Bia tells all about Galway, a laid-back town on the Western Coast of Ireland with kinetic energy and a cool creative scene.
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Glin Castle, County Limerick
Arriving at Glin Castle feels like stepping into one of Ireland’s “thin places,” where the veil between past and present is light—walled gardens with ancient trees, a view of the Shannon where dolphins frolic, dukes and chatelaines and villagers and one of the best pubs in Ireland.