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Photos from Ireland (Original Post) CaliforniaHiker Dec 2011 OP
nice! thanks for sharing Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2011 #1
Just beautiful. n/t. polly7 Dec 2011 #2
I especially like the way the first one shows... mike_c Dec 2011 #3
LOL! CaliforniaHiker Dec 2011 #5
Gorgeous! PotatoChip Dec 2011 #4
Thank you, thank you JohnnyLib2 Dec 2011 #6
Kick and some pics Glassunion Dec 2011 #7
My ancestors of very long ago were from Antrium County in the north Maccagirl Dec 2011 #8
Where is picture #4 from? CountAllVotes Nov 2013 #15
It's the Slea Head monument. Glassunion Nov 2013 #16
if i wasn't such a slug mopinko Dec 2011 #9
And more. CBHagman May 2012 #10
These are beautiful. paulbibeau Dec 2012 #11
So beautiful! JNelson6563 May 2013 #12
I don't check in here nearly often enough. Thanks for the beautiful photos. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #13
Lovely!!! CountAllVotes Nov 2013 #14

mike_c

(36,281 posts)
3. I especially like the way the first one shows...
Tue Dec 13, 2011, 07:41 PM
Dec 2011

...how heavy the sheer mass of the Atlantic Ocean is, how it drags the western horizon and the edge of Ireland down with it.

Oh wait....

Seriously, great pics, even if the first did make me sit crooked in my chair for a minute, LOL. I liked the middle one the best, I think.

CaliforniaHiker

(63 posts)
5. LOL!
Tue Dec 13, 2011, 07:48 PM
Dec 2011

I didn't even notice how crooked it was until I looked at this thread again. Sorry for temporarily messing up your equalibrium.

 

Maccagirl

(5,884 posts)
8. My ancestors of very long ago were from Antrium County in the north
Sun Dec 18, 2011, 10:07 PM
Dec 2011

I've always wanted to visit Eire. Thank you for the pics-really captures the flavor of the place.

CountAllVotes

(20,896 posts)
15. Where is picture #4 from?
Sun Nov 3, 2013, 11:18 AM
Nov 2013

The one of the alter/shrine?

Not that many years ago I managed to make it to Ireland and visited a few different Holy Wells as well as St. Columcille's Abbey in Co. Donegal (where my own family is from).

The sites I visited were indeed profound and rare and ... sadly ... I'm not very certain that such sites as these are "protected" as they should be as archaeological sites under the now EU that seems to be running the show in Ireland (or so they think that is ...).

To me this is incredibly sad but your pictures are beautiful nonetheless!



Glassunion

(10,201 posts)
16. It's the Slea Head monument.
Sun Nov 3, 2013, 03:18 PM
Nov 2013

Co. Kerry (our favorite place ever) on the Dingle Peninsula.

We were staying in Dublin and making day trips all over. We got stuck out there to to the weather. So we stated at a B&B, then took the loop the following morning. That's when we came across it.

Out next trip we are doing a motorcycle tour.

mopinko

(70,622 posts)
9. if i wasn't such a slug
Mon Dec 26, 2011, 12:01 AM
Dec 2011

i would have duel citizenship. both my mom's mom, and my dad's dad were born there, and the next generation back are all irish except for that english great grandma of whom we never speak.
if i ever get a chance to go, i will try to get that straightened out. with a deadline, i can do anything.

CountAllVotes

(20,896 posts)
14. Lovely!!!
Sun Nov 3, 2013, 11:12 AM
Nov 2013

There are some things that not even the EU can change and Ireland is one of them!



Thanks for posting these beautiful pictures of my homeland!



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