Muriel & MacDonagh (Part 2)
As this is the calendar anniversary of the 1916 Rising I thought it would be a good day to continue my story about the love story between Muriel and MacDonagh.
Muriel & MacDonagh (Part 1)
This story just landed on my lap the week before the Rising celebrations. It was what Elizabeth Gilbert would call Big Magic and the tale goes like this. Back in March, I was stuck on a plane in Bordeaux airport grounded due to the air traffic control strikes. We were to be going nowhere for 4 hours.
French Lace
Last month I visited my lovely friends, Annik and Hugh in the Lot-et-Garonne region of France.
The Merchant’s House New York
On a particularly sweltering day in New York last September I found my way to 29 East Fourth Street to the Merchant’s House Museum. I had heard that a visit to this town house would offer a of what it was like to live in New York in the mid to late nineteenth century.
A Magical Year
What an exciting year 2015 was for me, Rua Ruth and The Lost Fashion History of Dublin Tours. Here are some of the highlights.
In the press 2015
A Lost Fashion Christmas
I thought I would spend the winter hibernating but I’m back after a brief hiatus with a very Christmassy tour in association with the Merrion Square Network, for their annual Christmas on the Square event.
Time Travel on 5th Avenue
Last September before going to NYC I was looking into weird and wonderful tours of the Big Apple and I discovered The Municipal Art Society, this is really a group of New Yorkers who – so I looked up their line-up and found The Vanderbilts of 5th Ave were on their schedule amongst other amazing tours like Downtown Deco or Brooklyn’s Brown Stones.
Dublin’s Fashion History Comes To Life With Blogger Ruth Griffin, Image Magazine
A feature on how I am bringing Dublin’s fashion history back to life!
Summer Tours…
Dust off your golden dancing shoes or Victorian walking boots! I am hosting a series of Lost Fashion History of Dublin Tours this summer.
Rua Ruth Loves
Hello Saturday! Hope you are relaxing somewhere with a cuppa in hand. Here’s this week’s selection of inspiring things to browse, plan and do.
Dublin’s Flower Sellers
Flower sellers on the streets of Dublin have been part of the theatre of the city since Viking times. Fast forward to nineteenth century Dublin when Grafton Street and Henry Street became the shopping destinations of the city. This is when small stallholders began to trade from the footfall of these streets
Rua Ruth Loves…
Pull up a pew, here’s what I am loving this week…
May Day, May Day
It’s May Day and the beginning of my favourite month of the year because its full of flowers and warmer days (hopefully).
Berlin Vintage
Berlin has been on my vintage must-see list for a some time now and joining The Hive blog conference meant that I could indulge in some vintage wanderings in my free time.
Rua Ruth Loves…
Who said cities aren’t a place to see the seasons change? Dublin is changing into a city of flowers with blooms flourishing in parks, gardens and hidden places. And if the joys of spring allude you, here’s some things to love…
Rua Ruth Loves…
Blue skies and glorious sunsets abound in Dublin this week. I have had a short hiatus from Rua Ruth as I am just back from an amazing trip to The Hive Conference in Berlin (a blogging and digital storytelling get-together).
Rua Ruth Loves…
As most Irish springs go- its pretty bleak out there with gale force winds and driving rain, so as is our want we have to use our imaginations. Come join me…
Tokyo Vintage
Tokyo Vintage