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LIMERICK Post columnist and historian Sharon Slater recounts the tale of a prince who came to Limerick in search of a wife.

During the first 20 years of the 19th century Maria Edgeworth was the most successful and celebrated living novelist. With her friends Sir Culling Smith and his lady wife they had travelled from Edgeworthstown, Co Longford, to Galway, and from there they planned a leisurely holiday in Connemara.

Need to get out of the city for a bit? Here are some places you should know about.

Saxony, Germany deserves notice for the splendid renewal that has taken it from the dark division to its vibrant present.

Alongside pomp and circumstance, palace gardens in Europe paid homage to nature and these green idylls offered a soothing kind of refuge from daily life.

Culture meets nature in Saxony: A mere 40 kilometers lie between splendid Baroque art and architecture in Dresden and the distinctive peaks of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.