VISIONS OF IRELAND

I love this video! The narrator is VERY GOOD. I love it so much, I've bought it to give as gifts several times. Each person has said how much they enjoyed the video.

We were first "turned-on" to these videos when we started shopping for big screen TV's at the local box electronics stores. When we browsed the sets at BJ's Club, Circuit City and Best Buy we often found ourselves bombarded by twenty huge TV screens simultaneously playing scenes from various Mediterranean locales. We were so intrigued that we immediately bought Visions of Greece and Italy to watch on our new big screen TV. We loved them so much that we soon ordered the German travelogue. We loved that too. When Amazon suggested that I might be interested in their Visions of Ireland DVD. The price was right so we ordered.The first five minutes of the Irish story were interesting with the sweeping vistas of lush green fields, ruined castles and rugged seaside coastline. But whereas the German, Italian and Greek DVD's continued to hold our interest throughout the 2 hours of footage, the wife and I grew bored with the Irish scenery. Sure it's beautiful there and there's a good deal of history but we felt that there was a certain dearth of anything that kept my attention. It's kind of like "once you've seen one field full of sheep, you've seen that all". When the wife fell asleep about 45 minutes into the story I switched to watching a hockey game instead. Yawnfest.To be honest, we are NOT Irish and though we've visited there twice I wasn't all that intrigued by the place seeing Ireland in person. I suspect that one with Irish blood running through their veins might have a totally different view. I find Scandanavia fascinating and enthralling while most of my friends think it's boring.The video itself is very well-made. Excellent photography, nice music and narration. The price isn't bad either. But I would recommend it only to Irish fans.

This video, on one DVD, is similar in quality and subject matter to the several other excellent 'Visions of Europe' series of DVDs. The differences seem to be that the narrator talks more, and there are more street-level shots of quaint downtown areas and more ground level shots of the countryside. But it all works. This is a striking collection of views of Ireland, with appropriate music.The narrator stresses the long-time "historical sadness" of Ireland, how it has boomed economically since peace has set in, and the beauty and varied history of Ireland. The video also shows a lot of new construction of buildings occurring in the larger cities.The video has lots of views of picturesque small towns, farms and country homes, harbors, bays, rivers, old castles (some in good condition, some not), stone fences, stone monuments, stone huts, stone bridges, lighthouses, beaches, very rugged shortlines, very rugged islands, big cities and their wonderful old downtown streets, colleges, churches, cathdedrals, and ancient mounds and burial sites.Altogether just as nice as a trip to Ireland, without the expense and trouble of a trip, and the likely chance of bad weather. My favorite scenes are: (1) Gardens at Mount Stewart (2) Sunbeams on the coast at Galway Bay (3) Island of Skelling Michael, and (4) Cliffs of Moher.

I absolutely loved this video. The narration was great. The photography was superb!!Highly recommend.

This was better than just OK but I liked In Search Of Ancient Ireland a lot better, esp w/ the bonus feature of Over Ireland. In the bonus feature on this one there was a lot of repetition of what was in the featured one. Also, there were a lot of shots just following a road instead of showing the countryside around it. The music was good, for the most part. There was 2 songs by someone who sounded like Bing Crosby--it might have even been him--but w/ all the good Celtic music out there I could have done without those. There's really good scenery, tho, so I'm glad I have it.

I only recently discovered the wonderful Visions series and have fallen in love with them. Having a love for flying I enjoy soaring over the country side just for itself and never tire of it. But this series adds something to it and that is looking down on the emerald isle with all its ruins and greenery. The first few times is seeing new sights from a great perspective. I've visited Ireland but could never see it like is viewed on this DVD. But after a few viewings it becomes a great source of relaxation and I have not tired yet of seeing the same sites over and over. It is like coming home and viewing favorite landmarks. I look forward to getting the whole series especially the new one of the Holy Land.

The shots taken from a helicopter or plane are really pretty. This was a good follow up to my visit to Ireland. Shows a lot of things I did not get to see in person. This is not a "travelog" and does not have a lot facts, information and voice over. No travel advice. But, it is visually beautiful and shows all areas of Ireland. I also got the disk on England and the one for Scotland.

If you want a wonderful "armchair travel" visit to Ireland, this is one of best DVDs. It is an aerial view of Erin's Green Isle with beautiful filming of the countryside, from mountains and valleys to lakes, rivers, the awesome west coast with Cliffs of Moher (about 700-800 feet high!) and other wondrous sights. Small town life as well as city life are included. Having toured Ireland in early November 2007 I am especially smitten by this wide ranging filming of the diversity and incredible beauty of the country. A real treasure!

I bought this video for my husband for Christmas as Ireland is a place he has always wanted to visit. This is a very well done video, we both loved it and would highly recommend, whether a trip there is in your plans or if you are just an "armchair" traveller. It totally showcases Ireland and all it's beauty! Five stars from us!!

Loved it! Great to inspire my itinerary for my trip to Ireland in 2011 :-)

You can not see Ireland or any other lovely place on foot like you can see it with the technology used in this product. I also purchased this same product filming Italy, and it is also stunning

I've always been interested in history and I found this film referred to so much of Ireland's past. Beautiful country, excellently filmed. So glad you are making films such as this available.

Very pleased