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A small café in the hamlet of Kilmurvy, on the island of Inishmore in the Aran Islands (County Galway, off the coast of western Ireland), as the sun breaks through during a mostly cloudy morning in mid-September 2013. It is located in a traditional thatched, whitewashed stone cottage, brightened up with flower baskets and painted benches.
Inishmore -- in Irish, Inis Mhór or Inis Mór ("Big Island") or, more officially, Árainn -- is, as its name implies, the largest of the Aran Islands (Irish: Oileáin Árann). It is the most easily accessible, as well. Despite the availability of flights and a ferry, however, it still retains an aura of separateness as well as the local Aran dialect, customs, and traditions.
Kilmurvy -- in Irish, Cill Mhuirbhigh -- lies below Dun Aengus. In Irish, the mostly prehistoric hillfort's name is Dún Aonghasa. It is thought to have been constructed in more than one stage, beginning in the Late Bronze Age (LBA) primarily during the Iron Age and early medieval period -- from approximately 1100 BC to 500 BC, with subsequent changes up to the late first millennium AD. Like the modern walls, it was built using drystone walls It is one of a number of prehistoric fortified sites on the Aran Islands; it is also the best known, both for its size and for its precipitous location at the top of a cliff that plunges into the Atlantic Ocean. (Information from the panels at the site's Visitor Centre, provided by Heritage Ireland.)
Geologically, the Aran Islands are a continuation of the limestone karst landscape of the Burren, which is on mainland Ireland to the east. Their thin soil has been laboriously built up by hand to create small fields, which are typically separated by drystone walls (walls built without mortar, just stones).
[Kilmurvy café morning 2013 sep 18 c; IMG_3726]
Village square in Kilronan, on the island of Inishmore in the Aran Islands (County Galway, off the coast of western Ireland), on a mostly clear afternoon in mid-September 2013. The memorial cross is dedicated to the Reverend Michael O Donoghue, who died in 1893 and whom the inscription describes as a “beloved priest and benefactor of Aran.”
Kilronan, whose official name is the Irish Cill Rónáin (“Church of [Saint] Ronan”), is the main community on Inishmore and its ferry port, with boats going to and from Doolin (County Clare) to the east and Rossaveal (County Galway) to the north across Galway Bay. The Irish name of Killeany Bay is Cuan Chill Éinne (“Bay of Saint Enda”).
Inishmore -- in Irish, Inis Mhór or Inis Mór ("Big Island") or, more officially, Árainn -- is, as its name implies, the largest of the Aran Islands (Irish: Oileáin Árann). It is the most easily accessible, as well. Despite the availability of flights and ferries, however, it still retains an aura of separateness as well as the local Aran dialect, customs, and traditions. Because the Aran Islands have drawn spiritual questers from prehistoric periods, many of the place names there, including Cill Rónáin and Cuan Chill Éinne, have their roots in sacred sites.
As the “bicycle hire” sign indicates, bicycles are one popular way to visit tourist sites on the island; locals, who used to rely on carts, now also drive motor vehicles.
Geologically, the Aran Islands are a continuation of the limestone karst landscape of the Burren, which is on mainland Ireland to the east. Their thin soil has been laboriously built up by hand to create small fields, which are typically separated by drystone walls (walls built without mortar, just stones).
(Information from Lalor, Brian. Ireland (London: A&C Black, 1988; Blue Guide) and Ireland: The Green Guide (Greenville, SC, USA; Watford, Herts., UK: Michelin Maps and Guides, 2010, ©2011), as well as logainm.ie -- The Placenames Database of Ireland -- and Wikipedia, both last consulted 30 July 2023.)
[Kilronan square afternoon 2013 sep 18 c; IMG_3814]
View down towards Galway Bay from Dun Aengus hillfort, on the island of Inishmore in the Aran Islands (County Galway, off the coast of western Ireland), as the sun begins to break through cloud and haze on a midday in mid-September 2013.
The hamlet of Kilmurvy lies below Dun Aengus. In the background, north of the bay, some of the mountains of Connemara can be seen.
Inishmore -- in Irish, Inis Mhór or Inis Mór ("Big Island") or, more officially, Árainn -- is, as its name implies, the largest of the Aran Islands (Irish: Oileáin Árann). It is the most easily accessible, as well. Despite the availability of flights and a ferry, however, it still retains an aura of separateness as well as the local Aran dialect, customs, and traditions.
In this view, just part of the the outer defenses of Dun Aengus can be seen. In Irish, the mostly prehistoric hillfort's name is Dún Aonghasa. It is thought to have been constructed in more than one stage, beginning in the Late Bronze Age (LBA) primarily during the Iron Age and early medieval period -- from approximately 1100 BC to 500 BC, with subsequent changes up to the late first millennium AD. Like the modern walls, it was built using drystone walls It is one of a number of prehistoric fortified sites on the Aran Islands; it is also the best known, both for its size and for its precipitous location at the top of a cliff that plunges into the Atlantic Ocean. (Information from the panels at the site's Visitor Centre, provided by Heritage Ireland.)
Geologically, the Aran Islands are a continuation of the limestone karst landscape of the Burren, which is on mainland Ireland to the east. Their thin soil has been laboriously built up by hand to create small fields, which are typically separated by drystone walls (walls built without mortar, just stones).
[Dun Aengus walk karst over Galway Bay 2013 sep 18 p; P1040270]
View down towards Galway Bay from Dun Aengus hillfort, on the island of Inishmore in the Aran Islands (County Galway, off the coast of western Ireland), as the sun begins to break through cloud and haze on a midday in mid-September 2013.
The hamlet of Kilmurvy lies below Dun Aengus (which is mostly behind the camera in this view). In the background, north of the bay, some of the mountains of Connemara can be seen.
Inishmore -- in Irish, Inis Mhór or Inis Mór ("Big Island") or, more officially, Árainn -- is, as its name implies, the largest of the Aran Islands (Irish: Oileáin Árann). It is the most easily accessible, as well. Despite the availability of flights and a ferry, however, it still retains an aura of separateness as well as the local Aran dialect, customs, and traditions.
In Irish, the mostly prehistoric hillfort's name is Dún Aonghasa. It is thought to have been constructed in more than one stage, beginning in the Late Bronze Age (LBA) primarily during the Iron Age and early medieval period -- from approximately 1100 BC to 500 BC, with subsequent changes up to the late first millennium AD. Like the modern walls, it was built using drystone walls. It is one of a number of prehistoric fortified sites on the Aran Islands; it is also the best known, both for its size and for its precipitous location at the top of a cliff that plunges into the Atlantic Ocean. (Information from the panels at the site's Visitor Centre, provided by Heritage Ireland, which manages the site).
Geologically, the Aran Islands are a continuation of the limestone karst landscape of the Burren, which is on mainland Ireland to the east. Their thin soil has been laboriously built up by hand to create small fields, which are typically separated by drystone walls (walls built without mortar, just stones).
(Please note: The Flickr map identification of the county as "Clare" is incorrect. While the Aran Islands are indeed close to the mainland of County Clare, which is east of the islands, they are administratively part of County Galway, which is north of them.)
[Dun Aengus Kilmurvy Galway Bay Bens in haze 2013 sep 18 c; IMG_3778]
Inishmore is the largest of the Aran Islands. ( Irish Árainn Mhór) Árainn meaning long ridge. I took this shot standing at Dun Aengus looking south east along the island towards the mainland. Inishmore is approximately 12 kilometres long and on average 2.5 kilometres wide. These cliffs at Dun Aengus are 100 metres high. The small villages in the distance are, to the right, Gort na gCapall and to the left Fearann an Choirce.
View up towards the hillfort of Dun Aengus from the hamlet of Kilmurvy, on the island of Inishmore in the Aran Islands (County Galway, off the coast of western Ireland), on a mostly cloudy morning in mid-September 2013.
In Irish, the mostly prehistoric hillfort's name is Dún Aonghasa. It is thought to have been constructed in more than one stage, beginning in the Late Bronze Age (LBA) primarily during the Iron Age and early medieval period -- from approximately 1100 BC to 500 BC, with subsequent changes up to the late first millennium AD. Like the modern walls, it was built using drystone walls It is one of a number of prehistoric fortified sites on the Aran Islands; it is also the best known, both for its size and for its precipitous location at the top of a cliff that plunges into the Atlantic Ocean, from the side beyond what is visible here. (Information from the panels at the site's Visitor Centre, provided by Heritage Ireland.)
Inishmore -- in Irish, Inis Mhór or Inis Mór ("Big Island") or, more officially, Árainn -- is, as its name implies, the largest of the Aran Islands (Irish: Oileáin Árann). It is the most easily accessible, as well. Despite the availability of flights and a ferry, however, it still retains an aura of separateness as well as the local Aran dialect, customs, and traditions.
[Dun Aengus walk view up from Kilmurvy hamlet 2013 sep 18 p; P1040204]
Sightseeing on Inis Mhór (Aran Islands). Back on the horse cart, traversing the suburbs and rock farms.
Again with the thatched roof and matching leprechaun house.
Sightseeing on Inis Mhór (Aran Islands).
Here you can see the Blob of white lady swan hugging the (off center, upper right) and her mate patrolling the lake between the tourist road and his beloved blob of white. He seemed totally undisturbed by the cold (around 40 deg F), driving wind and the intermittent waves of misting rain.
Sightseeing on Inis Mhór (Aran Islands). Back on the horse cart, traversing the suburbs and rock farms.
See the Leprechaun house? People in yellow house, little people in white (ghosts in stone).
Sightseeing on Inis Mhór (Aran Islands). Back on the horse cart, traversing the suburbs and rock farms.
Thatched roof.
Sightseeing on Inis Mhór (Aran Islands). Back on the horse cart, traversing the suburbs and rock farms.
I know you can see the Leprechaun house this time.
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Sightseeing on Inis Mhór (Aran Islands). Back on the horse cart, traversing the suburbs and rock farms.
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Sightseeing on Inis Mhór (Aran Islands)
Back on the horse cart, traversing the suburbs and rock farms.