This is a guest post written by my mother, Julie, to celebrate Mother’s Day.
Yesterday, my daughter and her dear husband took me to my first hurling match. In the States, I avoid sports functions – on TV or attending – because I find them boring and usually fall asleep before anything happens.
Hurling is completely different. The kids had told me it was “the fastest game on grass” and it was.
As an American, I’ve been warned that Saint Patrick’s Day in Cork isn’t as grand as in New York, Chicago, Boston, or even Dublin, but I have to think they’re underselling it. Cork City has so much to offer in the week around the most famous and beloved Irish holiday on March 17th. Traffic and parade details are available on the City site.
Here are some of the highlights not to be missed as well as a few of my personal suggestions for activities: Continue reading
