HOOD LEARNED HOW TO MAKE BOWS in his late teens, teaching at a survival school where a co-worker led bow-making clinics. Hood welcomed the chance to learn a new skill, but the work didn’t satisfy him ...

There are plenty of old castles and desolate stone structures dotting Ireland, but none so awe-inspiring as the Muckross Abbey. Aside from the building, located in a central courtyard of Muckross ...