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Ireland's best beaches - for treasure hunting or nude sunbathing -- Ireland's secret spots (IrishCentral)

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 05:32:07 PDT

Bask in the beauty of Ireland's beachesIreland's best beaches are not a secret, pick a beach any beach at all and feel free to claim it as your ownWhen my children were young, as well as 'treasure' hunting in castles, we used to go beach 'combing' It was not unusual to find coconuts (from the Caribbean or fishing buoys from New England) on the West Coast or lumps of coal from Wales on the East CoastFortunately, we have never lived far from the sea as is the case with most people living in Ireland READ MORE

3,000-year-old gold jewelry found in Fermanagh bog declared a treasure (IrishCentral)

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:13:25 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

A 3,000-year-old piece of gold jewelry, found in a County Fermanagh bog in 2009, has been declared an item of treasure, according to the BBC.

Titanic treasures headed for auction in 2012 (IrishCentral)

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:34:25 PST

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Over five thousand items recovered from the shipwreck of the luxury liner Titanic will be put to auction in April 2012, 100 years after the sinking of the ship on its maiden voyage. The artifacts, which comprise the largest trove of Titanic relics, will be sold as a single lot at Guernsey’s auction house in New York City.

The Associated Press reports that the valuables recovered from the shipwreck in the Atlantic have an estimated value of $189 million. That figure, however, is based on a 2007 appraisal and has not taken into account more recent intellectual properties found during a 2010 scientific expedition of the wreck that helped map the site.

The National Museum of Ireland - a rainy day alternative for visitors (IrishCentral)

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:50:08 PDT

We are getting a rather mixed bag (to put it politely) of summer weather, so here’s a few ideas that will keep you warm, dry and entertained when it’s a soft day ( ie bucketing it down) Top of the list has to be the National Museum of Irelands Fab Four ie the Museum of Archaeology, the Museum of Decorative Arts & History, the Natural History Museum and the Museum of Country Life and the good news is that admission to all four is free!The Museum of Archaeology on Kildare Street is quite simply fantastic and right in the heart of all the action (government buildings are next door) an iconic architectural gem in its own right with zodiac floor and marble columns, not to mention the gold collection, the bog bodies, plus a horde of Viking treasures And you can take the weight off your feet for a while and watch a film in the theater upstairs, it also has a very good cafeThe Natural History Museum just around the corner on Merrion Street, houses what is fondly known in Dublin as the ‘Dead Zoo’ these stuffed animals have been dead for a very long time ie since I was a child, so we are on first name terms Spoticus –the giraffe and me READ MORE

Ireland has its beautiful (and hidden) travel treasures (IrishCentral)

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 07:30:26 PDT

By: PATRICK COOPER

Gallery / 10 hidden tourist gems in Ireland / Click here