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One afternoon in the Aran Islands and I was already sunburned! (I was lucky with the weather). This was the window of a ruined cottage that still had the remains of a thatched roof. Quite a few houses here are still thatched.
Dún Aengus ist ein ursprünglich bronzezeitliches Fort (irisch. dún) auf der vorgelagerten irischen Insel Inishmore (Inis Mor) im County Galway. Der innere halbkreisförmige Wall wurde vor etwa 3000 Jahren errichtet, wonach die äußeren, eisenzeitlichen Wälle hinzugefügt wurden, mit zusätzlichen Erweiterungen bis ins Frühmittelalter.
Das große steinerne Ringfort auf der Hauptinsel der Aran-Inseln liegt an einem der höchsten Punkte, am Rande einer fast 90 Meter hohen Klippe.
I’ve been away traveling in the west of Ireland, around the wonderful Aran Islands. This graveyard on a misty morning on Inis Mor had quite a spooky feel.
Remains of an early church built by Saint Colman, one of the many church leaders of 5th Century Ireland. Colman was the son of local Aran island royalty who became a pious hermit, then a church and monastery founder and finally an abbott.
Legend says that as a hermit Colman had three companions: a rooster, a mouse and a house fly, and he was so humane that he mourned the death of each one as they died.
Wot! Another two empty chairs together in Ireland! The magical number. When we sit down beside an empty chair, we are never quite sure what amazing stranger will sit down in the other.
One of our first photos from Inismore on the Aran Islands.
As per Sharon the Cross was carved by the Farther of Pádraig Pearse. James Pearse, established a stonemasonry business in the 1850s a business which flourished and provided the Pearses with a comfortable middle-class upbringing. Pearse's father was a mason and monumental sculptor, and originally a Unitarian from Birmingham in England.
swordscookie aka Sean Mulligan tells us about footwear called Pampooties which were used extensively on the island.
Beachcomber provided the following, "They are formed of a single piece of untanned hide folded around the foot and stitched with twine or a leather strap. Hide from the buttocks was most often used. The hair was usually left and this improved the shoe's grip. The raw hide is kept flexible by use and the constant damp conditions of Western Ireland. However the shoes are not made to last. They are prone to rot and were usually kept for as little as a month or less. ... "
Photographer: Robert French
Collection: The Lawrence Photograph Collection
Date: 1893
NLI Ref: L_ROY_05054
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
Old thatch roof cottages on Inismore, Aran Islands. County Galway, Ireland. via 500px ift.tt/2sPCNEB
Thursday 25th December 2014, Christmas Day & the entire Irish Ferries central corridor fleet is tied up in port for the day at terminal one in Dublin Port.
There are no ferry services from Dublin on Christmas Day so all three ships, the Isle of Inishmore ( on loan from Rosslare ), the fast ferry Dublin Swift & the monster Ulysses are seen in the early afternoon.
Its been a dry day here in Dublin, very calm with just a light northwest breeze, temperature about 3 degrees.
While the bulk of the Irish Ferries fleet was tied up for Christmas Day at terminal one, the Epsilon has been the star attraction while berthed up at the East Link toll bridge on the River Liffey, also known as cruise ship berth 18.
Its proximity to the main North Wall Road has had people photographing it continuously during it stay here from this week, not used to seeing such a large ship so far up the river.
Replaced by the larger Isle of Inishmore on the busy Dublin-Holyhead route for Christmas week, it will set off on its usual weekend run from Dublin to Cherbourg, France this Saturday 27th December 2014.
While the bulk of the Irish Ferries fleet was tied up for Christmas Day at terminal one, the Epsilon has been the star attraction while berthed up at the East Link toll bridge on the River Liffey, also known as cruise ship berth 18.
Its proximity to the main North Wall Road has had people photographing it continuously during it stay here from this week, not used to seeing such a large ship so far up the river.
Replaced by the larger Isle of Inishmore on the busy Dublin-Holyhead route for Christmas week, it will set off on its usual weekend run from Dublin to Cherbourg, France this Saturday 27th December 2014.
While the bulk of the Irish Ferries fleet was tied up for Christmas Day at terminal one, the Epsilon has been the star attraction while berthed up at the East Link toll bridge on the River Liffey, also known as cruise ship berth 18.
Its proximity to the main North Wall Road has had people photographing it continuously during it stay here from this week, not used to seeing such a large ship so far up the river.
Replaced by the larger Isle of Inishmore on the busy Dublin-Holyhead route for Christmas week, it will set off on its usual weekend run from Dublin to Cherbourg, France this Saturday 27th December 2014.
Ballinafad is situated about 20 miles southeast of Sligo Town. A picturesque village at the foot of the Curlew Mountains it lies on the shore of Lough Arrow. There is a small castle of the Curlieus which can be found in the village. One of the few limestone lakes in Connaught, measuring 3,123 acres, Lough Arrow contains four main islands named Anaghgonda, Inismore, Inisbeg and Much Island.
St Colman (Irish: Colmán) (EI-DVM) taxies to the apron at Rome Fiumicino / Leonardo da Vinci Airport (FCO) on its morning service EI402 DUB-FCO. It will then leave shortly as EI403 FCO-DUB.
Saint Colman mac Duagh was born at Cork, Kiltartan, County Galway, Ireland, c. 550 (died 632), the son of the Irish chieftain Duac (and thus, in Irish, mac Duach). He was educated at Saint Enda's monastery in Inishmore/Árainn, the largest of the Aran Islands. Thereafter he was a recluse, living in prayer and prolonged fastings, first on Inismore, then in a cave at the Burren in County Clare, an area bordering the southern border of county Galway and thus close to what is today the village of Kilmacduagh. With King Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin (d. 663) of Connacht he founded the monastery of Kilmacduagh, ("the church of the son of Duac"), and governed it as abbot-bishop. His associates included Surney of Drumacoo. The "leaning tower of Kilmacduagh," 112 feet high, is almost twice as old as the famous tower in Pisa. The Irish round tower was restored in 1880. Such limestone constructed round towers were erected to serve as a refuge in times of attack (usually by marauding Vikings in search of gold — something Ireland had in great quantity).
St Colman (Irish: Colmán) (EI-DVM) taxies to the apron at Rome Fiumicino / Leonardo da Vinci Airport (FCO) on its morning service EI402 DUB-FCO. It will then leave shortly as EI403 FCO-DUB.
Saint Colman mac Duagh was born at Cork, Kiltartan, County Galway, Ireland, c. 550 (died 632), the son of the Irish chieftain Duac (and thus, in Irish, mac Duach). He was educated at Saint Enda's monastery in Inishmore/Árainn, the largest of the Aran Islands. Thereafter he was a recluse, living in prayer and prolonged fastings, first on Inismore, then in a cave at the Burren in County Clare, an area bordering the southern border of county Galway and thus close to what is today the village of Kilmacduagh. With King Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin (d. 663) of Connacht he founded the monastery of Kilmacduagh, ("the church of the son of Duac"), and governed it as abbot-bishop. His associates included Surney of Drumacoo. The "leaning tower of Kilmacduagh," 112 feet high, is almost twice as old as the famous tower in Pisa. The Irish round tower was restored in 1880. Such limestone constructed round towers were erected to serve as a refuge in times of attack (usually by marauding Vikings in search of gold — something Ireland had in great quantity).
I should really call it Colmán and Tower...
Irish Sea ferries funnel and shipyard cranes - Isle of Inismore ferry in dry dock at Cammel Lairds, Birkenhead
Man of Aran Cottages located in Aran Islands Inismore, Co Galway is a member of B&B Ireland. This home provides bed and breakfast accommodation. For more details visit: www.bandbireland.com/county/galway
This is a remarkable feature and a major attraction for the visitor. It is a natural rectangular shaped pool into which the sea ebbs and flow at the bottom of the cliffs south of Dún Aonghasa on Inis Mór. Access to it is gained by walking east along the cliffs from Dún Aonghasa or more easily by following the signs from the village of Gort na gCapall.
source: www.aranislands.ie/Inis-Mor-Main-Attractions/the-worm-hol...
The Aran Islands occupy a notable place in twentieth-century culture. At the end of the nineteenth century W.B. Yeats urged the young J.M Synge to go west and rediscover an old way of life that had not yet found expression. He welcomed the opportunity to perfect his spoken Irish in a community that remains Irish-speaking to this day. His one-act tragedy Riders to the Sea encapsulated both the heroism and stoicism of the islanders in the face of the powers of nature pitted against them. An early twentieth century movie by Robert O’Faherty, Man of Aran, splendidly explored similar territory.
Birkenhead Old and New - The West range of the ruins of Birkenhead Priory with the massive bridge structure of the "Isle of Inismore" Ro-Ro ferry peeping over the wall whilst in dry dock at Cammel Lairds
Ballinafad is situated about 20 miles southeast of Sligo Town. A picturesque village at the foot of the Curlew Mountains it lies on the shore of Lough Arrow. There is a small castle of the Curlieus which can be found in the village. One of the few limestone lakes in Connaught, measuring 3,123 acres, Lough Arrow contains four main islands named Anaghgonda, Inismore, Inisbeg and Much Island.