Family Travel in Ireland

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    STAY

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    Roof over our heads

    Castlecourt Hotel OUR EXPERIENCE WHILE ON SET While we were shooting all over Ireland, we stayed at several different hotels and we would like to highlight them here! Castlebar Street, Westport, County Mayo, Ireland We had a lovely stay at the Castlecourt Hotel in Westport.  The rooms were comfortable, the location perfect for our needs
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    Day 5: Family Travel CK in Ireland – Wineport Lodge to Dublin

    Our time in the countryside came to an end.  We had so much fun with all of the Kelly side of the family in the Westport area.  Ashford Castle was such a treat!  To experience the life of a princess was magical.  For the end of our trip, we headed back to Dublin to check
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    PLAY

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    Gaelic Sports in Dublin

    Experience Gaelic Games OUR EXPERIENCE WHILE ON SET My cousin, Nicky English, is a well-known hurler from Tipperary, Ireland.  What is a hurler, you ask? Well, a hurler is a someone who plays the gaelic game called hurling which is one of the oldest games known in ancient Irish history. When we found out that
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    Family Fitness on Vacation

    The Greenway OUR EXPERIENCE WHILE ON SET While we were biking on the Greenway, we decided to get the crew a little more involved in filming our experience! We actually put them in bike trailers with us while we were riding along! It was great for the shoot, and definitely something our film crew will
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    Scream at the Top of your Lungs!

    Westport House & Pirate Adventure Park OUR EXPERIENCE WHILE ON SET I had so much fun zip lining, but I was a bit nervous at first. Our cast and crew were pressed for time, since it was getting dark fast!  Although my gut was telling me not to do it, I decided to give it
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    EAT

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    Irish Fare in Dublin

    The Pepper Pot OUR EXPERIENCE WHILE ON SET We had the pleasure of meeting an American mom who is now living with her family in the Dublin area. We came across Kristin Jensen through her blog, Edible Ireland,  which emphasizes the amazing food in the Emerald Isle.  Kristin was kind enough to meet me for a
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    Irish Food – Not Just Potatoes and Stew!

    Grainne Uaile OUR EXPERIENCE WHILE ON SET Fresh ingredients, perfect pints and a welcoming atmosphere…really, we couldn’t ask for anything more! For lunch we enjoyed by far the best Irish stew I have ever had!  The seafood was straight from Clew Bay and the vegetables all locally sourced as well.  Delicious!  The atmosphere was humming…literally!
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    Pubs are for the Whole Family

    Nevin’s Pub OUR EXPERIENCE WHILE ON SET One of our favorite spots with our family in County Mayo is Nevin’s Pub in Mulranny. Children and adults are welcome to enjoy the atmosphere and you are sure to enjoy a pint or two!  There is a local music group called Westport Coda, that stunned the crowd
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    LEARN

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    Ireland had a Pirate Queen?

    Rockfleet Castle OUR EXPERIENCE WHILE ON SET Rockfleet Castle is an historic site in Western Ireland best known for its connection to to Grace O’Malley, the famous pirate queen.  While we were at Rockfleet Castle, we were thrilled that we could arrange for some of the actors from the Grace O’Malley reenactment show to join
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    PEOPLE

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    Tracing Your Irish Roots

    Grace Kelly Film Festival OUR EXPERIENCE WHILE ON SET It was an amazing experience going to Ireland and learning more about my family heritage. My sister Catie, who has her own television series 24/7 City Secrets, and I wanted to capture the beautiful country of our ancestors in both of our TV shows. We flew into
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    SHOP

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    Souvenir Shopping in Westport

    John O’ Brien Clothing & Accessories OUR EXPERIENCE WHILE ON SET John O’Brien’s shop is packed to the brim with yarn and gorgeous wool sweaters.  I learned that different families, or clans,  have different sweater patterns.  The Aran Sweater takes its name from the set of islands off the West coast of Ireland, not far
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    Description

    Colleen Kelly will guide us from coast to coast across the Emerald Isle, the home of her ancestors.  She meets up with several of her relatives and friends throughout the country starting with the hustle and bustle of Dublin.  We begin on Grafton Street for some shopping and lunch with an American mom who is now living full time in Ireland.  Colleen teaches us about the Gaelic sport of hurling, a combination of lacrosse and field hockey.  She learns from her cousin who is a well-known hurler from Tipperary, Ireland.  Now that’s family travel!

    Like any girl, Colleen has always dreamed of living in a castle.  She takes us with her to fulfill her dream!  At the castle, she joins her cousins from Galway to try their hand at falconry and even go on a fairy hunt on the castle grounds.  The trip to Ireland continues in Westport, County Mayo where the majority of her relatives still live.  They take her on an extensive tour of the Westport area where they climb to the top of Rockfleet Castle and bike on the Great Western Greenway trail.  The fun continues with zip lining and closes with a musical performance while gathered in a family pub…only in Ireland!

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