Tag Archives: Ireland

Being Dubliners

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Madeline Dickerson

Jacob and I have officially landed back in the U.S. of A. and are enjoying every minute of catching up with friends and family and taking in the salty Pacific Ocean air. Unfortunately, I was a slacker and still have … Continue reading →

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The final installment of the Blacksod blogs

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Madeline Dickerson

This is the final post of our stay at Blacksod. I said I had taken a lot of photos in our two weeks stay… I wasn’t lying. Jacob and I have just three days left on our three month journey. … Continue reading →

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Blacksod Part II

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Madeline Dickerson

As promised, here is Blacksod part II. We went out to Blacksod a few weeks back to help tend the garden and polytunnel at Leim Siar B&B. Jacob and I whipped the garden into shape and got it ready for … Continue reading →

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Blacksod part one

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Madeline Dickerson

Jacob and I had the pleasure of spending the past few weeks in one of the prettiest areas of ireland we’ve seen thus far. We’ve been living and working in the garden at Leim Siar bed and breakfast which is … Continue reading →

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The City of Tribes

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Madeline Dickerson

A few weekends ago, Jacob and I managed to get away from the farm for a night and headed to Galway City, which is about 45 minutes north of the farm. We took a bus from Portumna and landed in … Continue reading →

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Storming the Castle

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Madeline Dickerson

Due to busy weeks on the farm and busy weekends away this post is a little overdue.  But here it is, our castle adventure. A while back I wrote about our evening walkabouts. Recently we’ve gotten a little more adventurous … Continue reading →

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One week

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Madeline Dickerson

Today marked one week of work on the farm. I spent a lot of time while sowing lettuce seed thinking about whether this trip has been what I “expected.” I had hoped it would be  lot of work but a … Continue reading →

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First Irish Guinness

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Madeline Dickerson

On Thursday night Dermot took us into the village of Feakle to have our first Irish Guinness at Lena’s Pub. Yep, that’s right, Feakle. I now either need a bumper sticker that says “Feakle Matters” or “Feakle Happens” Anyway, we … Continue reading →

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First few days on the farm

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Madeline Dickerson

This farming thing is hard work! Today is Sunday and our fourth day here. We get weekends off which has been great since both Jacob and I were very sore after a first two full days of work. Here’s a … Continue reading →

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