Ireland of The Welcomes Magazine Sold

Michele Erdvig · Host

Ireland of The Welcomes Magazine Sold

Richard · Member

Great magazine, hope it doesn`t change too much.

Michele Erdvig · Host

Richard,

I have subscribed to IOW for ages. I have enjoyed it very much over the years. A few tweaks might be in order but I agree that it should not change much.

Michele

-- Edited by Michele Erdvig at 16:02, 2008-04-14

Merle · Senior Member

Four or five years ago, a friend gave me an IOW magazine to read because I was planning a trip to Ireland. In the Bits & Pieces section I discovered irelandyes.com and have been hooked ever since. With IOW you can take a trip to Ireland without ever leaving your armchair. Hope it doesn't change too much.

Merlene

-- Edited by Merle at 12:15, 2008-04-14

YaYa · Guru

I've been getting mine for I guess about seven years. I look forward to it and hope they don't change it too much. Or you know, they might change it for the better.

Joan

Michele Erdvig · Host

Joan,

Maybe they will make it monthly instead of 6 times a year. Now, that would be a good improvement!

Michele

Dude · Guru

Me too, Merle, it was in an IOW issue that I read about Michele's book and the rest is history.

Willie · Veteran Member

It would definitely be nice to see it go monthly! I've also been a subscriber for a long time.

It will be interesting to see if the new pubs keep the letters column. They've been getting fall-out from the "cosmetic" changes they made for, what?, about a year now. If they change too much, too quickly, the peasants just might revolt!

Here's hoping for the best! I'm always happy to see a new issue hit my mailbox.

Michele Erdvig · Host

Willie,

I always like the Letters section of IOW. Plus they print the good and bad, which not a lot of magazines do. My favorite section is "Byways rather than Highways". I have been on all those roads and can just picture everything in my mind.

Michele

yesiree · Guru

I had a little chat with the new publisher of Ireland of the Welcomes, Norah Casey. You can read her take on the changes at the magazine at http://irishfireside.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/chat-with-norah-caseyfrom-ireland-of-the-welcomes/

She gives a little preview of some things in upcoming issues and talks a little bit about changes.

Michele Erdvig · Host

Corey,

I just enjoyed reading your article. Thanks! It was very informative. Hope you are having a great time in Roscommon. I see that the weather has broken now. Everyone is hoping the past week was not the whole Irish summer.

Michele

yesiree · Guru

I'm certainly hoping this isn't the end of summer either. Roscommon, Mayo and Sligo were fantastic. I'm back in Tipperary now getting ready for the arrival of Liam, his mother and another friend of the family.

Norah Casey was certainly enthusiastic about Ireland of the Welcomes, and she certainly encourages reader feedback and suggestions. She doesn't want to lose the title's loyal readers.

Michele Erdvig · Host

Corey,

I just got home from Ireland last night. Glad to hear you enjoyed Roscommon, Mayo and Sligo. All places that many American tourists never get to because of time constraints and the pull of the SW. Did you climb Knocknarea? Hey, if I did it anyone can!

Michele

Dude · Guru

I climbed Knocknarea also. Had to stop and rest partway up but marshalled my resources and made it to the top. While we were climbing on foot two young men were bicycling up. Interesting to watch them scale the stiles carrying their bikes. Going back down was interesting as it was muddy and slippery. But I lived to tell the tale.

P. S. I was much younger then. I wouldn't attempt it now, only because I have done it once and don't have anything to prove!!!

-- Edited by Dude at 11:59, 2008-05-21