Category: Ireland

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8 National Trust Locations to go Geocaching in Northern Ireland | The Geocaching Junkie

April 8, 2018

Readers outside the UK may not have heard of The National Trust (NT), a conservation organisation founded in 1895 that works to protect and preserve places of historical importance. The NT promotes geocaching as an activity on their lands and either hides caches themselves, or works with local cachers to set up trails. Northern Ireland… Read More 8 National Trust Locations to go Geocaching in Northern Ireland | The Geocaching Junkie

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5 Saint Patrick’s Day Traditions We Celebrate in Ireland… and 3 We Don’t | The Geocaching Junkie

March 15, 2018

In case you didn’t know, Saint Patrick is the patron saint of the island of Ireland and is credited with bringing Christianity to these shores in the fifth century. He also banished all the snakes from the land, because why else would there be no snakes here? We celebrate Saint Patrick and all things Irish… Read More 5 Saint Patrick’s Day Traditions We Celebrate in Ireland… and 3 We Don’t | The Geocaching Junkie

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A Purrfect Visit to Cat Lounge Dublin | The Geocaching Junkie

November 2, 2017

The health benefits of owning a pet are well documented, and in cities like Tokyo, where having a dog or cat is not really an option, the popularity of cat cafés has exploded in recent years. We visited Calico Cat Café in Japan last year, but I wasn’t overly impressed with the set-up, where treats… Read More A Purrfect Visit to Cat Lounge Dublin | The Geocaching Junkie

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August Hike: Great Sugar Loaf, County Wicklow | The Geocaching Junkie

September 8, 2017

The thing about New Year’s Resolutions is, you can make big declarations and everyone around you is likely to forget by February and subsequently nobody will hold you accountable. In other words, it’s often easy to wriggle out of them. Not so when you publicise your intentions in a blog post. In January, I wrote… Read More August Hike: Great Sugar Loaf, County Wicklow | The Geocaching Junkie

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The Gobbins Coastal Path: July Hike with a Difference | The Geocaching Junkie

August 3, 2017
The Gobbins: Europe's Most Dramatic Walk | The Geocaching Junkie

Hailed as the most dramatic walk in Europe, The Gobbins coastal path at Islandmagee, County Antrim has been on my ‘must-do’ list ever since it was reopened in August 2015, after an almost six decade long closure. It was closed again in June 2016 due to increasing rock fall, but was partially opened in June… Read More The Gobbins Coastal Path: July Hike with a Difference | The Geocaching Junkie

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Armagh: The Apple of Northern Ireland’s Eye | The Geocaching Junkie

May 12, 2017
The Geocaching Junkie: Armagh - the apple of Northern Ireland's Eye

Last December, I spent a day exploring the city of Armagh and fell in love with its beauty and rich history. Luckily for me, cep99 is an Armagh native and subsequently knows all the great things the entire county has to offer. It was at her suggestion that THE_Chris and I joined her on Saturday last week for… Read More Armagh: The Apple of Northern Ireland’s Eye | The Geocaching Junkie

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The Great War & my Great-Grandfather | The Geocaching Junkie

April 27, 2017
The Geocaching Junkie: Corporal Patrick Joseph Murphy, Royal Dublin Fusiliers

When we were planning our recent geocaching trip to Bruges and the prospect of caching in France was brought up, I did a quick Google Maps search for the Terlincthun British Cemetery. It wasn’t a million miles off our route and my road trip companions kindly agreed to a stop there. The cemetery, just outside… Read More The Great War & my Great-Grandfather | The Geocaching Junkie

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8 Myths about St Patrick’s Day & the Irish | The Geocaching Junkie

March 16, 2017

Today is Saint Patrick’s Day – the one day a year that the world celebrates Ireland and ‘Irishness’. It’s the most widely celebrated national holiday in the world, with festivities going on in almost every corner of the globe. Just the fact that so many people celebrate makes me proud to be Irish. As I… Read More 8 Myths about St Patrick’s Day & the Irish | The Geocaching Junkie

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8 Beautiful Locations Associated With Saint Patrick | The Geocaching Junkie

March 15, 2017

Did you know that St Patrick’s Day is more widely celebrated around the world than any other national holiday? 17th March is traditionally a religious commemoration of Ireland’s patron saint, but is almost universally known as a cultural celebration of ‘Irishness’ and all things Irish. These days, Paddy’s Day celebrations are bigger outside of Ireland than they… Read More 8 Beautiful Locations Associated With Saint Patrick | The Geocaching Junkie

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Taking Geocaching to Extremes: Meet the Owner of Ireland's Most Daring Caches | The Geocaching Junkie

September 15, 2016

You know that exhilarating feeling when you finally catch a glimpse of an ammo can peeking out from that cacher’s pile of rocks, after you’ve shed sweat and tears scrambling up a mountain and almost gave up several times? Or the feeling that you get after swimming in to a sea cave, then climbing on slippery rocks amongst various… Read More Taking Geocaching to Extremes: Meet the Owner of Ireland's Most Daring Caches | The Geocaching Junkie

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