Dog-friendly Ireland: Cónal Creedon's memories and advice for travelling with a dog

Cónal Creedon reflects on the high regard that dogs have in the Irish psyche

Author Cónal Creedon with his ‘dogeen’ Jude, a pair with an upbeat tale to tell of ‘dog-friendly’ Ireland.

Uncle Jeremiah had a ‘charm on dogs’. He lived a life of frugal, humility, with his sole companion, a blue-eyed collie named Prince.

It was also said that my father had a ‘charm on dogs’. And sure enough, every now and then an old sepia-toned photograph will surface — jet-black hair, youthful eyes twinkling and smiling, standing there with some dog or other held casually yet comfortably  in his arms.