Monthly Archives: May 2020

Ireland 2019: Dublin’s Merrion Square

Posted on May 22, 2020 by crowcanyonjournal

The four Georges from the German House of Hanover ruled Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1830 and this period as well as the popular architectural style of the time has become known as Georgian. Early in the 18th … Continue reading →

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Ireland 2019: Dublin’s EPIC Museum

Posted on May 17, 2020 by crowcanyonjournal

On the fifth of July last year we woke up to a rainy Friday morning in Dublin and thought what would be a better day than to visit the magnificent museum next door to our hotel: EPIC the Irish Emigration … Continue reading →

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Ireland 2019: Dublin’s Grafton Street

Posted on May 9, 2020 by crowcanyonjournal

So we said our goodbyes to Trinity College, the Book of Kells and the Buttery restaurant and headed for our next adventure: a walk down Grafton Street to St Stephen’s Green. We had to make a slight detour, however, before … Continue reading →

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Ireland 2019: The Book of Kells

Posted on May 7, 2020 by crowcanyonjournal

St Columcille was a prominent Irishman of the 6th century who founded 27 monasteries all over Ireland including one at Kells in what is now County Meath. In 563 Columcille and 12 of his followers traveled to the tiny island … Continue reading →

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Ireland 2019: Trinity College Dublin

Posted on May 4, 2020 by crowcanyonjournal

On the Fourth of July last year, the day after our bus tour to Glendalough and Powerscourt, we decided to spend the day south of the River Liffey. Our plan was to tour the campus of Trinity College and then … Continue reading →

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