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Ireland, September 2005
Touring Ireland, September 2005. Click on any image to load larger image and start slide show. [Narrative]
View from the 'Quiet Man' bridge in the Connemara region, Ireland. Kylemore Abbey, County Galway, Ireland. Gardener's cottage, Kylemore Abbey, County Galway, Ireland. In the garden, Kylemore Abbey, County Galway, Ireland. Neo-Gothic Church at Kylemore Abbey, County Galway, Ireland.  This is a scaled-down replica of a Gothic cathedral Inside the Neo-Gothic Church at Kylemore Abbey, County Galway, Ireland.
Detail on the Neo-Gothic Church at Kylemore Abbey, County Galway, Ireland. Kylemore Abbey, County Galway, Ireland. Seven Churches site, Inis Mór, Ireland. Seven Churches site, Inis Mór, Ireland. Heading up to the 4,000-year-old fort at Dun Aonghasa, Inis Mór, Ireland.  This is the most famous site in the Aran Islands. Between the rings of the fort at Dun Aonghasa, Inis Mór, Ireland.
Looking north from Dun Aonghasa, Inis Mór, Ireland. Looking south from Dun Aonghasa, Inis Mór, Ireland. The innermost wall at Dun Aonghasa, Inis Mór, Ireland. House abandoned in the 1800's, Inis Mór, Ireland. House abandoned in the 1800's, Inis Mór, Ireland. Leamanagh Castle, a brief stop on the Burren tour, Ireland.
There was a driving rain when we stopped at the Cliffs of Moher, so I just grabbed a few shots.  Ireland. Blackhead Lighthouse, Burren tour, Ireland. Dunguaire Castle, Burren tour, Ireland. Cottage used by playwrite J.M. Synge 1898-1902, Inis Meáin, Ireland. Dun Chonchuir, Inis Meáin, Ireland. Thatch-roofed cottage, Inis Meáin, Ireland.
Burro, Inis Meáin, Ireland. Atlantic waves thumping against the cliff, western Inis Meáin, Ireland. Stone cairn on Inis Meáin, Ireland.  The stone at the top points to Dun Aonghasa on Inis Mór. Typical stone wall, Inis Meáin, Ireland. What are you looking at?  Inis Meáin, Ireland. Ireland.
Waiting for the ferry, Inis Meáin, Ireland. Cork pub painted its windows in support of the local hurling club playing in the All-Ireland championship that weekend, Ireland. Corkers get ready to celebrate as their hurlers close in on a championship, Ireland. Cobh, Ireland. St. Colman's Cathedral in Cobh, Ireland. Cobh, Ireland.
Holy Trinity Church, Cork, Ireland. St. Finbarre's Cathedral, Cork, Ireland. The Neolithic site of Newgrange, Ireland. Carved stone and entrance to the Newgrange tomb, Ireland. Stone monoliths, Newgrange, Ireland. Remains of Mellifont Abbey, Ireland.
Mellifont Abbey, Ireland. Mellifont Abbey, Ireland. Mellifont Abbey, Ireland. Malahide Castle, Ireland. Church next to Guinness Brewery, Dublin, Ireland. Powerscourt Garden, Ireland.
Rose in the rain, Powerscourt Garden, Ireland. St. Kevin's kitchen, Glendalough, Ireland. High cross and round tower, Glendalough, Ireland. Obligatory wildlife shot, Glendalough, Ireland. Glendalough, Ireland.

Blog Entries for Ireland, September 2005:
September 2006
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September 2005
9/19/2005 Home from Ireland - Two weeks in Ireland. international

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