A few people have asked whether we celebrate Thanksgiving this side of the pond. We do indeed, even though we didn’t get around to it last year. However, the feast this year consisted of a perfectly cooked turkey with Lisa’s famous stuffing, pumpkin pie baked from scratch, and I even put some Steeler DVDs on [...]

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You really haven’t lived until you have had one of Beta’s scones …

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#22. Abbey Manor Hotel, Dromahair, Co. Leitrim. €3.50 We have been to the Abbey Manor Hotel before for Sunday dinner and this past Saturday we stopped in for dinner and and a pint. Simply put, I had the best lamb joint I ever had in my life. Delicious. And if I wasn’t driving, I easily [...]

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#11. Cromleach Lodge, Castlebaldwin, Co. Sligo. €3.80 Last year Lisa and I had our anniversary dinner at Cromleach Lodge and it was stellar. Cromleach Lodge is reknowned for its fine dining, loathed by me for its decor (sorry!) and features spectacular views of Lough Arrow. An authentic pint it is not, even served in a [...]

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I love breakfast. And a good Irish breakfast is hard to beat. One of the classic components is black & white pudding, our favorite being Clonakilty. “Famous for over 100 years.” White pudding is pork, oatmeal, onions, water, pork fat, salt and spice. Black pudding is oatmeal, onions, water, beef fat, blood, salt and spice. [...]

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