Posts Tagged ‘Ireland’

Irish Cuisine – Adding some Celtic Influence To Your Menu

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

The world may not consider Ireland to be the centre of gourmet cuisine, but Ireland’s reputation as a force in the world of food is growing steadily. As Dublin, in particular, becomes more cosmopolitan, and swells with new business and life, the desire for refined tastes and gourmet recipes grows apace. …continue reading Irish Cuisine – Adding some Celtic Influence To Your Menu

A unique Irish marriage proposal

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Lauraine Harper emailed me a few weeks back. She read that we love to tell peoples stories and told us she was eager to tell us her marriage proposal story. I can see why. This is truly a touching story. Thank you Lauraine for sharing this with us

We would like to share our Ireland Trip story with you, for it is charged with two very different types of emotion.

Billy’s Mom, JoAnne Dunlevy was not feeling well when we started out for our very first trip to Ireland. We stopped to see her on the way to the airport. We told her we would cancel our plans and in her usual unselfish way she said to us “You kids get on that plane and don’t look back”. She always spoke of her desire to go back to her roots in her family’s County Clare. We promised her we would go there and have a toast in her honor. …continue reading A unique Irish marriage proposal