Tag Archives: Ireland

Things to do in Dublin

Who isn’t a fan of the Emerald Isle?
Year after year, Collette’s Shades of Ireland package remains one of our most popular. Visit collettevacations.com and you’ll see many dates are already sold out.  And of course this trip includes a tour of Dublin, “The Fair City.”
In addition to a Dublin evening of traditional entertaiment, travelers visit:

St. Patrick’s Cathedral
O’Connell [...]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day: Green looks good on everyone

Beannachtam na Feile Padraig!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I’m sporting my requisite green outfit that makes me feel like a leprechaun fashion disaster but makes my husband happy. Like many, I am Irish by marriage only and I’ve learned over the course of 20 years that today is a day to celebrate…no matter if your ancestry [...]

Ireland: The Emerald Isle calls us home

Nothing beats sitting in an Irish pub in Dublin surrounded by 71 family members – 35 of whom fall into the “they’re with me” category. In 1996, my family decided to trace famliy heritage. At first I was wary of meeting up with people that were virtually strangers. By trip’s end, I felt quite different [...]