by darkblue.ie@gmail.com | May 19, 2022 | News, Uncategorized
Westport House Estate, Mayo- Photo Courtesy- Failte Ireland The view from the road is always best: This is how the aristocrats, wealthy merchants, landed gentry, and Anglo ascendancy had embraced Westport house for over 300 years. The Palladian style manor-once, the...
by darkblue.ie@gmail.com | Feb 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
The first of February is a special date in the Irish calendar. For many people, it is the feast day of St Brigid; to others is linked to Imbolc (one of the four important festivals in the Celtic calendar), while for some, it marks the beginning of spring. As a child,...
by darkblue.ie@gmail.com | Nov 18, 2021 | News, Uncategorized
There is nothing more relaxing than sitting in my coastal garden watching the sea lapping at the shoreline. Some days are calm and restful. Another day you’ll find yourself wrestling with the garden furniture, such can be the ferocity of the wind and rain. Our...
