On a thin places tour of Ireland, the traveler focuses on places where the veil between this world and the eternal world is thin. In these mystical places …
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Grianán of Aileach – the Sun Palace
Grianán of Aileach or Grianán Ailligh is a cashel on the Inishowen Peninsula in County Donegal. Also known as the "Sun Palace," it was the royal citadel of the n …
What to See in Dublin
What to see in Dublin - Ireland's biggest City? We start almost all of our Thin Places mystical tours in Dublin because that's where the airport is …
St. Patrick’s and St. Patrick’s – Twins, Curses and Blessings in Armagh
Coming into Armagh from the Monaghan Road one gets a dramatic view of the city skyline, especially at twilight. The view is dominated by two buildings on two …
St. Patrick’s Chair – Make A Wish
The old County Tyrone legend states that if you sit in St. Patrick's Chair located in the Altadaven Wood, and make a wish - that wish will come true within one …
Kildare – St. Brigid’s Holy Well (Tobar Bride)
Legend tells us that St Brigid was born near Kildare to a slave mother who was a Christian and very sickly. As a child, Brigid persuaded the Druid master to …
Famine Memorial in Dublin – Walking in Two Worlds
Of all the Famine Memorials I've seen in Ireland, the one in Custom House Quay in Dublin's Docklands is the most moving. Life-size sculptures of gaunt, l …