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Why do people schlep 3,000 miles across the Atlantic to Ireland to play golf? It's not just to meet charming people…or to drink Guinness. And it's certainly not for the weather.
No, there's a secret about Irish golf few outsiders know.
Read OnThe real pubs have evolved little from their Victorian heyday and each has a unique atmosphere and set of stories about the writers, journalists, poets, and musicians who frequented them when Queen Victoria sat on the British throne.
Read OnWant to know what traditional Irish golf was like 50 years ago, before modern clubhouses, triple-digit greens fees, and million-dollar irrigation systems?
Read OnThe Castle Country farmhouse is one of the most welcoming places I've ever stayed.
Read OnDriving into town, rushing, as we always are, we nearly collided with the good folk of Inistioge, out in full this cold evening, coming, on foot, from every direction, down every road, every path, every hillside...
Read On"I went to a pub for dinner last night. When the waitress came over to the table and spoke to me with an Irish accent, I was so taken by surprise, I couldn't think how to respond."
Read On"Waterford, the oldest city in Ireland and a port since Viking days, is a perfect starting point for the international Tall Ships Race 2005, beginning tomorrow..."
Read On"The Ring of Beara in Ireland presented us with astounding scenery of bright green hills falling toward tranquil Kenmare and Bantry Bay..."
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