ASTRONAUT Alfred 'Al' Worden has been to the Moon, but Lough Gur in County Limerick has made such an impression on him that he is now returning for his third visit. This July, some 45 years after the Apollo 15 lunar mission, Worden, the great-grandson ...
AN ASTRONAUT who is one of only 24 people to have flown to the moon is making a return visit to Limerick in July. This year, some 45 years after his historic flight to the moon, Al Worden astronaut and patron to Lough Gur, returns to close this circle ...
THE planting of a Cherry Tree at Lough Gur marked the beginning of a renewed focus on nature and the environment at the County Limerick tourist hotspot. As part of National Tree Week, which took place last week, the tree was planted by the lakefront to ...
Sites like Lough Gur, the Grange Stone Circle, the Ballyhoura Cycling Trails and the Kilmallock Dominican Friary will be included in Failte Ireland's latest tourism trail. The tourist body hopes the new route, which focuses on 5,000 years of history ...
Born near Lough Gur, my father had been a builder when he was young and was very good at block laying and plastering. My mother was a great knitter and still knits to this day, with neighbours and friends wanting the warm socks that she knits for the ...
Saturday, July 11, 2015. Trish Dromey. This old stone cottage, surrounded by countryside, has been given a stylish new look, writes Trish Dromey. Lough Gur, Limerick. Size: 220 sq m. Price: €259,000 ...