The Destination Company

12/15/2024

The winter solstice, occurring next week (Dec 21st), marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year. Newgrange, a 5,200-year-old passage tomb, is aligned with the rising sun on the mornings of the winter solstice. It was built by Stone Age farmers who prospered in the region's rich lands.

Why or how these early farmers built the tomb in such a way is still a mystery. It has been suggested that when the light hits the spiral motif on back slab in the chamber it opens the vortex into the ‘other world’ 🤯

Newgrange predates the Egyptian Pyramids standing 900 years older than The Great Pyramids of Giza.....and 1,000 years older than Stonehenge.

A special place in Irish mythology!

10/31/2024

Pints Galore!

Bank Holiday Sunday and we now approach one of Dublin’s most revered imbibing shrines, Mulligans of Poolbeg Street, between Tara Street Dart station and the Screen cinema, this boozer is pretty much unchanged since James Joyce’s time and where the very soul of Dublin pub culture can be found. Generations of Dubliners, ranging from the lowest to the ‘Most High’, have attended liquid services in this old house. Today, the eternal pilgrimage continues in a pub where little of any substance has changed for over a century.

Arguably what could be the best Guinness in Dublin (and therefore the world), where the pints are kept on trays while going through the various stages of being pulled. 🤤

10/13/2024

A night to remember at the Cliffs of Moher!✨

Last night, the Cliffs of Moher were illuminated by the incredible Northern Lights - a rare and stunning spectacle for our wild coastline! The Aurora Borealis painted the sky with mesmerizing colours, creating an unforgettable moment above the Atlantic waves!🌊

Photo Credit: George Karbus Photography 📸

10/09/2024

Good Things Come To Those Who Travel In Ireland

09/28/2024

Add HOWTH to this list!

09/27/2024

09/22/2024

In 1892 – Ellis Island officially opened its doors. The first passenger was a 17-year-old Irish girl, Annie Moore, from County Cork ☘️ She is honored by two statues sculpted by Jeanne Rhynhart - one stands at Cobh Heritage Centre, her port of departure, and another at Ellis Island, her port of arrival 🗽

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Photo by DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

07/19/2024

Destination Ireland ❤️

07/02/2024

Taste the World's Best Cheddar today at Sheridan's Cornelscourt