Milford Inn Hotel
Travel Blogs from Milford
Rathmullan on a Sunny Day
In the morning, we were privileged to get a tour from Bernie Kirrane at the new Shrule Arts Centre where she works (Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland). Outstanding architecture lifts the vibrant town after the bombings in 1998, a traumatic event in the path to Irish/ Northern Irish peace. (Crossing the border, once a frightening process with …
Wow - imagine being here !!!
Yesterday we drove from Dublin to Dunfanaghy which is in northern Donegal. It was a long drive but we stopped on the way at the Belleek pottery centre and saw some of the work there and some of the historic pieces on display. We also watched a video on how they make this pottery. Thanks to Laura for telling me about Belleek - I hadn't known about it before. We also stopped at a place ...
Derry
We spent two days here in Derry, Northern Ireland. Back to using pounds as currency so the exchange rate is rough but the price of things seem a wee bit less than when on the euro. Tje giants causeway was cool but it was a freezing windy raining day as well so we didnt stay out as long as we would have, by the end i was almost jogging. The ditillary was interesting andI was assuming we ...
Day 9 - Northern Ireland Coast
... cross to a small Island. On the Island, Salmon fisherman lived and worked and had built the bridge to get across. When we arrived we were disappointed to find out that we weren’t allowed to cross due to the windy conditions as by the time we arrived at the bridge it would was to be closed. We were told we could still walk down to it and have a look so off we went. When we arrived, the guy manning the bridge told us we could still cross! So he let us go. It ...
Day 9
... Giants Causeway we noticed that all the villages fly flags showing whether they are Orange (catholic supporters of James 2) or Green (Protestant supporters of the the current monarchy). Google the Giants Causeway - it is a very unusual rock formation. We did see my next car there (KB thinks it is his next car lol) I will put a pic on FB. After Giants causeway we travelled ...
Amenities
- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Restaurant
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Free parking