Thursday, March 17, 2011

sláinte

happy st. patrick's day, one and all!  whether you're irish or not (i happen to be lucky enough to be part), i hope you enjoy this oh-so-jolly holiday!  today i'm going to share a little eye candy from my family's trip to ireland in august 2008.  i find myself a little obsessed with this country.  it's really one of the most beautiful places i've ever experienced - it may rain a lot, but the result is the greenest greens you've ever seen naturally.  add on incredibly friendly people and good food and beer and i'm ready to move in.  oh hey, anyone over there want to give me a job?!  

"bendacht for cech n-oen legfas" 
(a blessing on all who reads this, in gaelic)

 

"you know what, best feckin' thing about this country, the rain, you know why?  cause if the sun 
was always feckin' shiny every bastard would be coming here ... this way, it keeps most of them away 
except for the ones who really want to come, like, and anyway i think it's more interesting, 
isn't it, when every day isn't the feckin' same?"
- a young local builder's take on irish weather, mccarthy's bar by pete mccarthy

erin go bragh!

xo. di.

*all images via my personal collection, with some photos taken by my mom and sister

8 comments:

  1. Great pictures! Makes me want to go back to Ireland. Such beautiful landscapes there!

    Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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  2. Takes me back to my trip to Ireland in summer 2007... gorgeous pictures! Thanks for sharing and Happy St. Patrick's Day :)

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  3. love the photos, but you're missin' a member of the family!!!

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  4. thanks, girls! makes me want to go back so badly too.

    diane and chad - i tried so hard to get mom in there, but i knew she wouldn't have approved of any of the ones i wanted to use ;)

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  5. I am so "homesick" after looking at these.... Best vacation of my life!

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  6. Your gorgeous pictures make me want to visit Ireland even more. My family is from Donegal.

    turn up the rad

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  7. oh how nice, jonalynn! do you still have family over there?

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thanks so much for the note! i love reading your comments. xo. di.

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