Living in North Wexford we often find ourselves heading north on the N11 at the weekend to check on daytrips to County Wicklow. Wicklow is lush and green, dotted with mountains and lakes, it’s not called the Garden of Ireland for nothing. It’s also easily accessible (even easier since the…
We’re regulars at Wells House, but it’s been a while since we’ve been down there. Usually we busy ourselves on the Lady Frances Walk which we call the Gruffalo Walk (for obvious reasons) and we spend our time spotting fairy doors and race to the wishing well. The last time…
We had our annual autumnal visit to Ballycross Apple Farm at the weekend, so here’s a little update for this year. You can read all about last year’s visit HERE. The good news is that admission hasn’t changed since last year, it’s €3.50 per adult, €2.50 per child or €15…
How to have a stress free plane journey to your holiday destination with kids in tow (or not) 1. Pack everything the night before. No last minute looking for chargers that seem to have disappeared overnight. (ahem) 2. Don’t wear your runners you bring with you in case your dodgy…
– 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…
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…
I just discovered this post, dated 11 May 2014 sitting unpublished in my drafts folder, so it felt right to review it now and not let it reach its first birthday.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…
You know how we like to go on family days out? I post pictures on instagram of happy smiling children enjoying the fresh air. Good, outdoorsy, wholesome stuff. Family fun. Lots of our family days out are like that. But I’m also committed to keeping it real. So for balance…
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…
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