The weather here lately has been “very Irish”. Tom and I have found ourselves chilled to the bone despite the temperature being moderate because the air is so damp. The only…
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I took a photograph of my feet in each place we visited while we were in Ireland. It was just for me at the time, a sort of “I was here”…
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This is a post that was scheduled for, and automatically posted on, the 11th. I had already heard the news about Japan by that point so when I saw it pop…
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One of our last stops on the honeymoon was Galway, to see Yann Tiersen live at the RóisÃn Dubh (The Black Rose). Now, I’ve always been too intimidated by band or…
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ytaudio(ROKcr2OTgws) Boots drying, wet from hill climbing to the edge of the island. It was worth every second, and every shot.…
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After driving an hour south (and out of the way) from Doolin to Shannon to visit Bunratty, Tom and I headed up north to Galway and beyond. Our goal was Achill…
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I had no idea the folk park was so big and so extensive. It was probably my favorite part of Bunratty. There were 17th century hut style homes decked out completely…
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I tend to save photos of Tom and I in certain areas for the very ends of posts, or sections, but then sometimes it ends up just being a whole bunch…
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Have you ever been standing somewhere and the realization that someone was there before you? I mean like standing in your house only to realize you aren’t the first person to…
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The earliest fortress at Bunratty (1251) was a “bretesche” or wooden tower erected on a moat. This was followed in turn by Clare’s Stone Castle (1277) De Rockeby’s Castle (1353). The…
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Okay, and now we hit one of my favorite parts of our time in Ireland. (Photography wise, at least.) After staying an extra day at the Moher Lodge Farmhouse because we…
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Well I hope everyone had a happy Valentine’s! (Thank you, Riley & Derek for the best Valentine Tom and I have received in years.) And thank you to everyone who responded…