A Notebook pathway
Walking Notes
Fragments from walks already taken. Roads after rain, paths before dinner, Atlantic light, the country read on foot.
An editorial collection
After rain
moments
Kilkenny: clay, glass and silver
The fourth in our Makers of Ireland series: the county that Ireland chose as its craft capital, and the three workshops that still justify the title.
moments
Westport, between the river and Clew Bay
The Mayo town that works best at walking pace: the Carrowbeg, an early dinner, and the bay waiting beyond the last Georgian street.
moments
What I tell every American friend before their first trip
An expat's letter to the next visitor. The expectations to set, the mistakes to avoid, and the version of Ireland that only opens for those who slow down.
hotels
Cashel Palace, the garden suite in October
A small house, a long bath, and the Rock through the window when the rain clears.
An editorial collection
Atlantic walks
moments
The hand-weavers of Ardara and Kilcar
The first in our Makers of Ireland series: the families in south west Donegal still weaving tweed by hand, and how to visit them properly.
moments
The potters of West Cork
The second in our Makers of Ireland series: the studios along the Sheep's Head and in Kinsale where the tableware is still thrown, glazed and fired by hand.
moments
The knitters of Inis Meáin
The third in our Makers of Ireland series: the island company that turned the Aran sweater into couture, and the Connemara shop that has outfitted the west for eighty years.
moments
The mill at Avoca
The fifth in our Makers of Ireland series: three hundred years of weaving on the banks of the Avoca river, and the sisters who put colour into Irish tweed.
An editorial collection
Roads taken slowly
moments
The hand-weavers of Ardara and Kilcar
The first in our Makers of Ireland series: the families in south west Donegal still weaving tweed by hand, and how to visit them properly.
moments
The potters of West Cork
The second in our Makers of Ireland series: the studios along the Sheep's Head and in Kinsale where the tableware is still thrown, glazed and fired by hand.
moments
The knitters of Inis Meáin
The third in our Makers of Ireland series: the island company that turned the Aran sweater into couture, and the Connemara shop that has outfitted the west for eighty years.
moments
The crystal cutters of Waterford
The sixth in our Makers of Ireland series: the factory floor where Waterford crystal is still blown and cut by hand, and the one man studio keeping the craft personal in the Gaeltacht.
An editorial collection
Walks before dinner
moments
Westport, between the river and Clew Bay
The Mayo town that works best at walking pace: the Carrowbeg, an early dinner, and the bay waiting beyond the last Georgian street.
moments
What I tell every American friend before their first trip
An expat's letter to the next visitor. The expectations to set, the mistakes to avoid, and the version of Ireland that only opens for those who slow down.
moments
Guinness in Kilkenny, by the Nore
Tynan's Bridge House at dusk, with the castle floodlights coming on across the water.
hotels
Adare Manor, the hour before dinner
The drawing rooms at six, when the house exhales and the guests have not yet come down.
An editorial collection
Quiet Ireland
moments
The hand-weavers of Ardara and Kilcar
The first in our Makers of Ireland series: the families in south west Donegal still weaving tweed by hand, and how to visit them properly.
moments
The potters of West Cork
The second in our Makers of Ireland series: the studios along the Sheep's Head and in Kinsale where the tableware is still thrown, glazed and fired by hand.
moments
The knitters of Inis Meáin
The third in our Makers of Ireland series: the island company that turned the Aran sweater into couture, and the Connemara shop that has outfitted the west for eighty years.
moments
Kilkenny: clay, glass and silver
The fourth in our Makers of Ireland series: the county that Ireland chose as its craft capital, and the three workshops that still justify the title.
An editorial collection
Stone walls and sea air
moments
Kilkenny: clay, glass and silver
The fourth in our Makers of Ireland series: the county that Ireland chose as its craft capital, and the three workshops that still justify the title.
moments
The mill at Avoca
The fifth in our Makers of Ireland series: three hundred years of weaving on the banks of the Avoca river, and the sisters who put colour into Irish tweed.
moments
Westport, between the river and Clew Bay
The Mayo town that works best at walking pace: the Carrowbeg, an early dinner, and the bay waiting beyond the last Georgian street.
moments
What I tell every American friend before their first trip
An expat's letter to the next visitor. The expectations to set, the mistakes to avoid, and the version of Ireland that only opens for those who slow down.
Walk slowly. Read slowly. Return often.