by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 29, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“When the weather is nice, Carrigaholt Bay is a lovely place. We had a beautiful, warm June, but it rained all of July. You are lucky, love, to be here in the sunshine. No one comes here in the wintertime. We get a lot of wind and rain, but in the last few years, we...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 28, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“I’m a farmer, but I am also the last traditional matchmaker in Ireland. I inherited matchmaking from my father and grandfather and have helped people find love for more than 50 years. The lucky love matchmaking book was started by my family about 170 years ago when...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 27, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“I lived in Mariupol, Ukraine until the war started. I was almost 17 and leaving Ukraine for Ireland was hard. I am here without my family. It wasn’t easy because my language wasn’t perfect and there was a lot I didn’t understand. With time, it is getting...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 26, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“For 40 years, there were two brothers in Lisdoonvarna, Ireland with notions of greatness. My father went to England in 1940, working for 14 years and saving his money. He returned home and bought this bar and hotel in 1954. Dad changed the name to The Savoy Hotel,...
by Lynn Oldshue | Sep 25, 2023 | A Southern Soul
“I started playing hurling when I was five. Hurling is a Gaelic game with a ball and stick. The basics are: first touch, catching the ball, and striking. It’s fun, but it can put bruises everywhere. Most people outside of Ireland don’t know about hurling, but...
