Category Archives: Ireland
Six Things to do in Connemara with Kids
– Six Things to Do in Connemara with Kids. In 2014 we spent two weeks in Connemara as our family holiday. Our kids were 1, 3 and 5 and we rented this house in Clifden. 1. Kylemore Abbey I was surprised how much we enjoyed Kylemore Abbey, we didn’t…
Body and Soul Festival 2015 with the Kids: Our Review
I’ll be honest, the day could have started better. We had jobs to do in the morning that we couldn’t reschedule but the tickets had been offered and we were taking them. We packed an overtired toddler, two over-excited boys and clothes for all weathers into the car and headed…
Holidaying with Kids in Duncannon, Wexford (2015 edition)
We’re back into holiday season and people have been asking me again about Duncannon, the beautiful village on the Hook Peninsula in South West County Wexford where I was born. I continue to be a proud ambassador. I wrote all about it last year The village is on the beach, has…
Bumbles Family Travels: Kilmacurragh Botanic Garden, Co. Wicklow
I just discovered this post, dated 11 May 2014 sitting unpublished in my drafts folder, so it felt right to review it now and not let it reach its first birthday. I’ve no idea why I didn’t publish last year, but here goes, maybe you’ll be able to tell! I…
A Wonderful Weekend in West Waterford
Last weekend, thanks to a very generous Granny who took the kids and a prize won nearly two years ago we had a child-free weekend away. It was glorious. We ate, we slept, we drank, we ate and we ate so much more. We were greedy for food, and…
Our Electric Picnic 2014 (Take 2)
Here’s my second attempt at posting all about our family friendly Electric Picnic. The first one I didn’t mean to publish as it wasn’t finished but then I clicked “publish” by accident, so I deleted it. If you’re one of the couple of people who noticed and were devastated that…
Where we stayed on holidays- Canon's Lane, Clifden
I didn’t intend to write a review of the house we rented for our holidays in Clifden, but it impressed us so much I really wanted to share. Canon’s Lane is a small crescent development overlooking a small green, a 5 minute walk from the centre of Clifden. The house…
Days Out: Kylemore Abbey, Co. Galway
I admit I wasn’t convinced when I saw the flier for Kylemore Abbey in our holiday house. My immediate reaction was that it sounded boring, and that the kids wouldn’t like it. Then, I cast my prejudices aside and set about reading the brochure rather than just looking at the…
A break with kids in Duncannon. Co. Wexford
I was born and raised in the tiny village of Duncannon on the Hook Peninsula in South West County Wexford. The village is on the beach, has a small fishing harbour and is dominated by a Fort that originally dates from the late 16th century (I worked there as a…
