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Posted on Monday, 24 May 2010 |
 "If it was raining soup, the Irish would go out with forks."
So said Brendan Behan, Irish poet, writer, rebel and raconteur but Brendan Behan grew up in a very different Ireland than the one we find today. His Ireland was a country of crucifying poverty and hardship, of bitter war and political unrest but his quote is not without pertinence on today's Ireland. If it was raining soup the Irish would still go out with forks but only to prove their individuality and their ability to take an alternative point of view than the rest of the world.
The Irish are famed for it. Their point of view and their narration of it. It is a country no longer at war nor starving in poverty but it remains a home of wit, of literature, of storytelling and has it's own unique take on things.
You may choose a holiday destination for it's beaches, for it's year round sunshine or for it's sheer distance and by comparison, it may be a little bit harder to pin point the reasons for taking a holiday in Ireland but it's people are certainly one of the interest points of this tiny island on the Western edge of Europe.
With one of the oldest civilisations in western Europe there is heritage a plenty to discover and while the weather may be a sore talking point more often than not it is not without some of the world's most stunning beaches from the wild Atlantic shores in the west to the sheltered havens of the South and South West.
The landscape ripples with rounded purple heathered mountains and dips into mesmerising inkwell lakes that reflect back a swirling silver tapestry of Irish skies. Unlike other European nations, Ireland s heritage is laid out in it's landscape rather than it's architecture with it's roots in fishing, farming, and fighting.
It's a country that you have to engage with, rather than just observe, if you are to discover the best of it. Embrace the social culture of the Irish people, stop for a pint of the famous black stuff and find yourself on a journey into the heart of this land, the mind of an Irishman, or woman. Just don't forget your fork.
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