Two Connemara ponies to spend summer at Áras an Uachtaráin

Two Connemara ponies will spend their summer horsing around Áras an Uachtaráin, swapping Kylemore Abbey for pastures new in ...
Irish Central

Popularity of Connemara pony in Irish society explored in new TG4 series

The enduring popularity of the Connemara pony in Irish society is explored in a new TG4 series, "Capailliní." Traditionally, the Connemara pony has thrived for centuries on the region's rugged ...
RTÉ Ireland

Connemara ponies begin their summer holidays at Áras an Uachtaráin

Kylemore Abbey's Connemara ponies, Ruby and her foal Pippa, have arrived at Áras an Uachtaráin, where they will spend the ...
The Boston Globe

Exploring Ireland’s Connemara, where mayor-elect’s roots run deep

CARNA — "So, what part of the motherland are you in right now, Tom?" Boston's Mayor-elect Martin J. Walsh asked me in a recent phone call as misted peaks loomed beyond my window. I had just arrived at ...
Irish Central

Meet Ireland’s hardest workers: The Border Collies of Connemara

In Ireland, sheep may rule the hillsides, but it’s the dogs that truly run the show. Generations of Joyce family farmers in Connemara have relied on border collies to herd sheep with skill, speed, and ...
Men's Journal

A Historic Style of Whiskey Was Almost Lost Forever—Until This Distillery Brought It Back

Its flagship bottling belongs on every whiskey aficionado’s shelf. Smoky Irish whiskey used to be common but disappeared until 1996, when John Teeling of the Cooley Distillery launched Connemara. He ...