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We are just finding our feet in the historic old town of Killaloe on the other flank of Clare. We moved into our new home there just as the first Christmas trees began peeping out from the porches of ...

Like the song says, it's time for mistletoe and holly. The holly tree has been a winter favorite throughout human history, but the genus, which includes hundreds of species, goes back much further ...

Like the song says, it’s time for mistletoe and holly. The holly tree has been a winter favorite throughout human history, but the genus, which includes hundreds of species, goes back much further ...