Not Just A Trip

It’s A Homecoming

Apr 28, 2025

Dear Ireland,

You are not just a place we visit. You are the echo in our voices, the stories in our bones, the dreams we never quite outgrow. Across oceans and over years, you have stayed with us — in every whispered song, in every green memory that calls us back. You are the home we recognise, even if our feet have never touched your soil. We carry you with us, always.

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It’s Not Just a Trip – It’s a Homecoming
From Our Love Ireland Community - What’s The First Irish Song You Remember
Irish flight delay trigger traditional music session (How awesome is this?)
Can You Answer The Travel Quizzer Question of The Day?
At the bar - Nothing like Traditional Irish Music in a Pub – Dolan’s pub (Limerick, Ireland)
Around The Web: Birds of Ireland: Swallow, Ireland’s favourite family music festival Kaleidoscope returns, Driving the Wild Atlantic Way and more
Experiences Likely To Sell Out
From Social Media - If Ireland Lives In Your Heart
Irish Food You Will Love - 3 Irish Flavours
The Craic - The Addictions Of Ireland

It’s Not Just a Trip – It’s a Homecoming

Have you ever felt the pull of a place you’ve never seen, yet somehow know deep inside?
For many Irish-Americans, that pull leads to Ireland — not just as a holiday destination, but as something far more profound: a homecoming.

Perhaps you’ve grown up hearing stories around the family table. Tales of ancestors who crossed oceans. Names that sound lyrical even now. Faces in faded photographs that feel somehow familiar.

From Our Love Ireland Community

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What’s The First Irish Song You Remember

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too-a-loorah-loorah!

Betty Lake

When Irish Eyes Are Smiling

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Irish flight delay trigger traditional music session (How awesome is this?)

It was a moment that travelers waiting at the Dublin Airport will never forget. A few weeks ago, a flight delay led to a spontaneous traditional Irish music session erupting in the airport’s departure lounge. The magical moment started when a small group of musicians arrived at the terminal and began playing their instruments. Passengers who were initially quite frustrated at the flight delay were soon tapping their feet and clapping along as the music filled the terminal.

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Which small village in County Clare, famous for its traditional Irish music sessions in pubs, is often called the "Capital of Irish Folk Music"?

A) Dingle
B) Doolin
C) Killarney
D) Ennis

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At The Bar

Nothing like Traditional Irish Music in a Pub – Dolan’s pub (Limerick, Ireland)

Every evening, musicians come to Dolan’s pub and play traditional Irish music to the customers’ delight. If you are in Limerick, you should definitely have a pint there! Or more…

“The Abbey Of Love”

In the heart of Connemara, a man built an abbey not for God — but for the woman he lost.

They called it a gift. A memorial. A promise carved in stone.

She died young, far from home. He brought her back and laid her to rest in the place they both loved most.

The lake still reflects her face. The gardens still bloom like a vow.

And long after the grief, the building still stands — not in sorrow, but in remembrance.

In Galway, even architecture tells love stories.

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Around The Web

Experiences Likely To Sell Out

Top Experiences In Ireland Likely To Sell Out

2025 is going to be a busy year - Here is a list of the top experiences that will most likely sell out and you should book in advance. Don’t delay!

From Social Media

If Ireland Lives In Your Heart

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Irish Food You Will Love

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The Craic

The Addictions Of Ireland

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