Emerson Earnest · single · 2026 · 1 songs

Play MapTap - the daily geography game! Find 5 world locations on a 3D globe with historical stories. Free browser-based daily game for geography lovers.

Album · 2026 · 1 Song

Play MapTap - the daily geography game! Find 5 world locations on a 3D globe with historical stories. Free browser-based daily game for geography lovers.

I first learned the legend of the selkies after watching The Secret of Roan Inish. It was 1994, long before I had ever set foot in Ireland, yet that film opened a hidden door in me — one that led straight into the misty, windswept world of Irish folklore. I became enchanted with Celtic tales almost immediately: children turned into swans, wise salmon carrying ancient knowledge, and seas filled with magic just beyond the veil of ordinary life.

Translation—‘A walk is a story’ (He who travels has tales to tell) I have so many stories. 💚

I love hiking through a dense forest—caveat 1: when there are no bears, large wild cats, or snakes…(critters that aren’t found in Ireland). But finding a cave—caveat 2: as long as I don’t have to belly crawl into it, adds to my giddiness at making an unexpected discovery. There are a couple of caves in this area, so when I realized this one was relatively easy to access, we decided to make the 55 step decent into the huge opening of…

It seems the extremely wealthy have always had a penchant for spending their hoards on the impractical. Today they spend their wealth on million dollar rockets that explode and in the 19th century they built mock ruins and medieval towers. The Guinness family was no exception. Owning 26,000 pristine acres in Counties Mayo and Galway, Ireland, Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness, built a medieval tower replica to overlook Lough Mask on his Ashford Castle estate.

Border Collies, Connemara Blackface, and Connemara ponies were the center of attention today. I got to cuddle a puppy, hold a lamb, and pet a foal — I was in heaven! Joyce Country Sheepdogs was our first stop today and we watched these gorgeous pups follow their mother’s lead as she herded sheep. At 9 weeks old they are already following commands…well, some of them were…ok, 2 of them were.

I’ve always been drawn to plants, from early on I wanted to know the names of every plant, tree, mushroom I came across. My dad was the same way and I remember walking through the woods while he na…