Taba’s Stories
About her travels, golf, art, life in Ireland and cows
The Bear of Adare
The Bear of Adare The visionary, Limerick-born businessman, J.P. McManus completed the purchase of the five-star Adare Manor property in December 2014. Just over one year later, it closed for a...
Tony Kirby and the Burren
Life Across the Pond You will never know the beauty or the deeper heritage of the west of County Clare like you will if you go on a Burren Walk with Tony Kirby. Tony is originally from Limerick and...
They’re All Shirleys
They're All Shirleys Upon returning to our house by the water’s edge in quaint Liscannor, I was happy to see the herd of contented cows romping around. Well, the new calves romp. The massive...
Moy or No Moy
Moy or No Moy The other night while having our customary romantic dinner by candlelight—we now have a proper candle-holder with one 3” wide x 4” tall candle-that-melts-inward, which replaces a...
Drum Roll Please
The following article was written by Taba Dale, and was published in The Clare Champion, a regional newspaper published in Ireland. Ann takes her place on the Liscannor Strip The Strip...
Goodbye, Again, Liscannor
Goodbye again, Liscannor, even though I can barely see the magnificent Moy House across the lovely bay while we are shrouded in mist. The cows have been gone for a long time now. I will miss my...