Dingle Crystal

... . Another room depicted the life of the founder of the order in murals painted an all the walls. Quite nice! We walked back to Dingle Crystal, and I got a small piece of Sean Daly’s work. Maybe I can start a collection! Sean’s wife Liz is a ...

... that, owning a castle. I emerged from the bus in Dingle, known as An Daingean in Irish.  Dingle is one of several towns in Ireland that are Gaeltacht regions, which are essentially national parks for preserving the Irish language.  Irish ...

... for free! Our hostess is Angela, and her dog Holly is the official greeter. We drove back into town and went into a few shops. Dingle Crystal has some lovely things, and we talked for a bit with Sean Daly, the cutter. He signs each piece, and each one ...

Summary of Waterford ... F Minus. The Waterford Crystal Factory was closed! Until 2011! So, I went to the local tourism office and asked what the hell else there was to do in this crap town. Luckily for me there was a Waterford history museum that was ...

... - a chocolate brownie for me with fresh ice cream. Yum. We shopped a bit on our way to the grocery market - stopping in Dingle Crystal Kerry, the Little Cheese Shop, and other stores.  By now I'm frustrated with the fact I decided to leave my ...

... things in Ireland were:  Jewelry (of course): mainly silver, celtic knots Wool sweaters and scarves Musical instruments Prints/paintings Crystal (home of waterford) Tourist paraphernalia (post cards, small statues, key chains, etc.  It's not my ...

... eating the Dingle dog made using a local sausage and bread roll from the bakery, before stopping and getting myself a piece of Dingle crystal. It's cut in the shape of the beehive huts and each piece is signed by the creator. Leave the beautiful ...