Hollywood, County Wicklow, Ireland Fame at last! First I make the Irish Times. Now I’ve made it to Hollywood! Oh. Her Ladyship has just knocked me off my pedestal by pointing out that this is the Irish Hollywood. Hollywood, County Wicklow. Hollyw… whoops! Must be windy around here. Hang on a sec, though. This Hollywood is apparently the original one. It is documented as being over 800 years old, so it pre-dates its famous American cousin by centuries. Furthermore,…
Exploring the Wicklow Mountains I’m back in the garden again. The Garden of Ireland, that is. County Wicklow must be one of Ireland’s best kept secrets. So many foreign tourists head straight for the west of Ireland soon after landing in Dublin, oblivious to the treasure trove of beauty that is right next door to the capital. Perhaps they should rename it The Secret Garden of Ireland. We leave suburbia behind us and in no time at all we are…
Great Sugar Loaf Mountain, Wicklow Life is full of surprises! One minute I’m minding my own business on a Portuguese beach, next minute, my bags are packed and I’m on my way to Dublin. Wonderful! Better still, the Oldies take some time out from the city to go on a couple of outings to County Wicklow just south of County Dublin, known locally as The Garden of Ireland. I always think of Wicklow as a miniature version of the Emerald…
Wicklow Beaches Upon an island hard to reach, the East Beast sits upon his beach. Upon the west beach sits the West Beast. Each beach beast thinks he’s the best beast. Which beast is best?…Well, I thought at first that the East was best and the West was worst. Then I looked again from the west to the east and I liked the beast on the east beach least. With apologies to one of the greatest poets of all…