I live in the village of Ring, across Dungarvan Bay from the larger market town of Dungarvan. Ring is located in An Ghaeltacht, the only Irish speaking area of Co. Waterford. In Irish, the name of the village is An Rinn.  All the signage is […]

A few days before traveling to Ireland, in preparation for being in 14 days’ quarantine, I set up an account at the local supermarket in Dungarvan and made my first foray into online grocery shopping.  Throughout the months of pandemic, I never gave up going […]

After doing a good bit of research online as to brands and prices, I finally went to a shop in the local town of Dungarvan and settled on a kettle and toaster. When I got home, it was all I could do to contain my […]

Every day is a new adventure.  Even though I have spent lots of time in Ireland, there are things that still confound me.  Hot water, for example.  I’ve done major renovations to my homes in the States and so I understand the basics of boilers, […]