Ice Cream Ireland

Anyone lucky enough to be in Dingle this weekend can enjoy the magic of  Feile na Bealtaine, which runs until May 3rd. There’s so much going on, that perhaps it’s just better for you to visit the festival website and check it out for yourself!

To give you a sense of the fun, here’s a little clip of a violinist from the RTE Orchestra who happened into our shop and played for his ice cream.

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This photo was sent in from my US correspondent, Cynthia. It was on a car in Brooklyn, NY. Looks like the Dingle name battle has some far flung warriors!

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I’ve been remiss in posting, but it’s been a busy Easter in our shops, especially once the sun finally came out.

This week, Dingle is hosting the Pan Celtic Festival, and the festival certainly seems to be blessed as there were many of us here who looked at the schedule with some amusement since so many events were scheduled to take place outside, and the weather for the two previous weeks was ferocious. However, the rain passed, the sun’s been shining, and we’ve been treated to the colourful Welsh (photos above) as well as other musicians and dancers about the place.

The fierce gale of Easter Monday and the freezing weather before that is quite a hazy memory at this stage, and there are many in Dingle who have brought out summer dresses and short sleeves and started talking about whether we might just have a bit of good weather over the summer after all. It’s been three bad summers in a row, but when the sky above is blue, when there’s music on the streets and the scenery of West Kerry looks it’s best, it’s hard not to feel a burst of optimism and start to dream of beaches and barbecues and sultry days ahead…

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One of the nicest things about having a shop is that a day is often full of surprises, since you never really know who will walk in the door. This video shows the day’s best surprise – a family who had a song about their West Kerry holiday, and their little boy performed the song for me, since it featured our ice cream and waffles in our seasonal Tig Aine shop.

I’m still smiling…

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I wrote about Christophe leaving a little while ago, and he’s been busy selling many of his possesions in preparation for heading off to the South Pacific.

One item he hasn’t sold yet is his caravan, which is in Cuan Pier, Ventry. I thought it just might be of interest for some of my readers, so if you want to get in touch with Christophe about buying it, here’s his email. He’s asking €2,000 for the mobile home and the caravan site rental is €1,100 a year.

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

The St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Dingle will take place around 12:30 GMT, and I’ll stream it live here, using my iPhone. I’ll take it outside for a view of what’s going on, if I’m not too busy in the shop! See below:

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P.S. Streaming worked very well. Will have to do that again!

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The 4th Annual Dingle Film Festival is almost upon us, and the line up looks quite interesting. Cillian Murphy is coming to town for the screening of Perrier’s Bounty, there will be seminars with Tom Johnson, one of the world experts on sounds, as well as a 4K/RED/DCI seminar for those interested in digital. Paddy Breathnach and Rob Walpole will be talking about their Irish film ‘I Went Down,’ and there will be screenings of film for the duration of the festival.

If you’re interested, there’s a schedule here. If this amazing weather holds, however, I’m guessing there might be a few film buffs who just might not be able to bring themselves to stay indoors!

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I came across this video on a very cool blog: Around Britain with a Paunch. I think it’s a nice tour (see the original post for more). Naturally quite thrilled to see we’re included!

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