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Irlanda - Península de Dingle
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The Dingle Peninsula is the northernmost of the major peninsulas in County Kerry. It ends beyond the town of Dingle at Dunmore Head, the westernmost point of Ireland and arguably Europe.
The Dingle Peninsula is named after the town of Dingle. The peninsula is also commonly called Corca Dhuibhne (Corcu Duibne) even when those referring to it are speaking in English. Corca Dhuibhne, which means "seed or tribe of Duibhne" (an Irish personal name), takes its name from the túath (people, nation) of Corco Dhuibhne who occupied the peninsula in the Middle Ages and who also held a number of territories in the south and east of County Kerry.
The peninsula exists because of the band of sandstone rock that forms the Slieve Mish mountain range at the neck of the peninsula, in the east, and the unnamed central mountain range further to the west. Ireland's highest mountain outside Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Mount Brandon at 951 m, forms part of a beautiful high ridge with stunning views over the peninsula and North Kerry.
Conor Pass, which runs from Dingle on the south-western end of the peninsula towards Brandon Bay and Castlegregory in the north-east, is the highest mountain pass in Ireland, a narrow, twisting road; it weaves its way around the sharp cliff faces and past the high corrie lakes.
The Blasket Islands lie off the west coast. They are famous for the literary and linguistic heritage of the former inhabitants. However, these remote islands have been uninhabited since the 1950s following an evacuation.
The western end of the peninsula is a Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking area) that has produced a number of nationally notable authors and poets; Ó Siochfhradha and Peig Sayers among others. This is the most western part of Ireland, and the village of Dún Chaoin is often jokingly referred to as "the next parish to America."
The peninsula is the location of numerous prehistoric and early medieval remains including:
- Ferriter's Cove, at the western tip of the peninsula.
- Gallarus Oratory in the very west of the peninsula near the village of Baile an Fheirtéaraigh in Ard na Caithne.
Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne, situated in the village of Baile an Fheirtéaraigh (Ballyferriter) has exhibitions detailing the archaeology and history of the peninsula. Some of the exhibitions include Ogham stones, artefacts from the excavations at the nearby monastic site of Riasc (Reask) and objects on loan from the National Museum of Ireland.
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La península de Dingle está localizada en el condado de Kerry siendo el punto más al oeste de Irlanda. La ciudad más importante situada en la península es Dingle, con aproximadamente 2000 habitantes. Limita al este con la cordillera Slieve Mish (montaña de los fantasmas). Al oeste de su extremo occidental se encuentran las islas Blasket, actualmente deshabitadas.
A la península llega la corriente del Golfo, brindándole una inusual flora y fauna local.
La península de Dingle tiene una profunda asociación con San Brendan, quién se dice que zarpó del Monte Brandon hacia América, pasando por Islandia y Groenlandia en un velero hecho de listones y cueros.
La National Geographic lo ha descrito como "el lugar más bello sobre la tierra" por el paisaje verde, las colinas rocosas y los asombrosos acantilados.
La zona es uno de los lugares de más uso del gaélico en Irlanda. Muestra de ello es que muchos de los más importantes autores en este idioma son de la zona, como Ó Siochfhradha y Peig Sayers entre otros.
En la zona se han encontrado numerosos sitios prehistóricos y bajomedievales como el Gallarus Oratory, el Fuerte Dunberg de la Edad de Hierro o las ruinas del monasterio de Riasc del siglo VII.
Week No: 21
Theme: From where I am
Category: Creative
Ah the Irish Summer, my favourite day of the year!
To be honest, I thought it wasn't going to happen and I already had a plan B. Instead today the sun was finally shining and it was warm enough to run to look for my flip-flops (you never know when I'll be able to wear them again!) and to walk down to the beach.
My feet with landscape. Beautiful Wicklow!
Connemara is a region on the Atlantic coast of western County Galway, in the west of Ireland. The area has a strong association with traditional Irish culture and contains much of the Connacht Irish-speaking Gaeltacht, which is a key part of the identity of the region and is the largest Gaeltacht in the country. Historically, Connemara was part of the territory of Iar Connacht (West Connacht). Geographically, it has many mountains (notably the Twelve Bens), peninsulas, coves, islands and small lakes. Connemara National Park is in the northwest. It is mostly rural and its largest settlement is Clifden.
One common definition of the area is that it consists of most of west Galway, that is to say the part of the county west of Lough Corrib and Galway city, contained by Killary Harbour, Galway Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Some more restrictive definitions of Connemara define it as the historical territory of Conmhaícne Mara, i.e. just the far northwest of County Galway, bordering County Mayo. The name is also used to describe the Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking areas) of western County Galway, though it is argued that this too is inaccurate as some of these areas lie outside of the traditional boundary of Connemara. There are arguments about where Connemara ends as it approaches Galway city, which is definitely not in Connemara — some argue for Barna, on the outskirts of Galway City, some for a line from Oughterard to Maam Cross, and then diagonally down to the coast, all within rural lands.
The wider area of what is today known as Connemara was previously a sovereign kingdom known as Iar Connacht, under the kingship of the Ó Flaithbertaigh, until it became part of the English-administered Kingdom of Ireland in the 16th century.
Connemara lies in the territory of Iar Connacht, "West Connacht," within the portion of County Galway west of Lough Corrib, and was traditionally divided into North Connemara and South Connemara. The mountains of the Twelve Bens and the Owenglin River, which flows into the sea at An Clochán / Clifden, marked the boundary between the two parts. Connemara is bounded on the west, south and north by the Atlantic Ocean. In at least some definitions, Connemara's land boundary with the rest of County Galway is marked[citation needed] by the Invermore River otherwise known as Inbhear Mór[3] (which flows into the north of Kilkieran Bay), Loch Oorid (which lies a few kilometres west of Maam Cross) and the western spine of the Maumturks mountains. In the north of the mountains, the boundary meets the sea at Killary, a few kilometres west of Leenaun.
The coast of Connemara is made up of multiple peninsulas. The peninsula of Iorras Ainbhtheach (sometimes corrupted to Iorras Aithneach) in the south is the largest and contains the villages of Carna and Kilkieran. The peninsula of Errismore consists of the area west of the village of Ballyconneely. Errisbeg peninsula lies to the south of the village of Roundstone. The Errislannan peninsula lies just south of the town of Clifden. The peninsulas of Kingstown, Coolacloy, Aughrus, Cleggan and Renvyle are found in the north-west of Connemara. Of the numerous islands off the coast of Connemara, Inishbofin is the largest; other islands include Omey, Inishark, High Island, Friars Island, Feenish and Maínis.
The territory contains the civil parishes of Moyrus, Ballynakill, Omey, Ballindoon and Inishbofin (the last parish was for a time part of the territory of the Clann Uí Mháille, the O Malleys of the territory of Umhall, County Mayo), and the Roman Catholic parishes of Carna, Clifden (Omey and Ballindoon), Ballynakill, Kilcumin (Oughterard and Rosscahill), Roundstone and Inishbofin.
The Ó Cadhla (Kealy) clan were the rulers of Connemara up until the 13th century, when they were displaced by the Ó Flaithbertaighs. The latter had fled into Iar Connacht from Maigh Seola during the Anglo-Norman invasion of Connacht during the early 13th century.
The main town of Connemara is Clifden. The area around the town is rich with megalithic tombs. The famous "Connemara Green marble" is found outcropping along a line between Streamstown and Lissoughter. It was a trade treasure used by the inhabitants of the prehistoric time. It continues to be of great value today. It is available in large dimensional slabs suitable for buildings as well as for smaller pieces of jewellery. It is used for the pendant for the Chief Scout's Award, the highest award in Scouting Ireland.
Connemara was drastically depopulated during the Great Famine in the late 1840s, with the lands of the Anglo-Irish Martin family being greatly affected and the bankrupted landlord being forced to auction off the estate in 1849.
As that year of 1847 had been the worst of several consecutive years of famine, it was to be understood that those missing tenants had abandoned their holdings to crowd into the workhouses or the emigrant ships to the New World, or they were dead; in any case they no longer infested the ground, which was left as a blank canvas on which Capital could paint a fair and profitable landscape.
The first transatlantic flight, piloted by British aviators John Alcock and Arthur Brown, landed in a boggy area near Clifden in 1919.
Irlanda - Dublín - IMMA
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The Irish Museum of Modern Art also known as IMMA, is Ireland's leading national institution for the collection and presentation of modern and contemporary art. Located in Kilmainham, Dublin, the Museum presents a wide variety of art in a changing programme of exhibitions, which regularly includes bodies of work from its own collection and its education and community department. It also aims to create more widespread access to art and artists through its studio and national programmes.
The Museum’s mission is to foster within society an awareness, understanding and involvement in the visual arts through policies and programmes which are excellent, innovative and inclusive.
The Irish Museum of Modern Art was established by the Government of Ireland in 1990. It was officially opened on 25 May 1991 by Taoiseach Charles J Haughey.
The Irish Museum of Modern Art is housed in the 17th-century Royal Hospital Kilmainham. The Royal Hospital was founded in 1684 by James Butler, the Duke of Ormonde and Viceroy to Charles II, as a home for retired soldiers and continued in that use for almost 250 years. The Royal Hospital is a striking location for displaying modern art. Modelled on Les Invalides in Paris, it is arranged around a courtyard and the interior has long corridors running along series of modest interlocking rooms. The original stables have been restored, extended and converted into artists' studios, and the museum runs an artist-in-residence programme.
The Museum is a company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital. The company is funded by grant-in-aid through the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and by sponsorship, franchise and own resource income.
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El Irish Museum of Modern Art (Museo Irlandés de Arte Moderno), también conocido como IMMA, abrió en mayo de 1991 y es la institución nacional líder en exhibiciones y colecciones de arte moderno y contemporáneo. Está ubicado en el Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, un refinado edificio del Siglo XVII cerca de la Estación Heuston al oeste del centro de Dublín.
El Museo se concentra en adquirir arte contemporáneo de artistas vivientes y compra sólo de los mercados primarios: estudios y galerías. También acepta donaciones de arte que daten de 1940 en adelante y a través de algunos generosos regalos ha progresado hacia una colección representativa de ese periodo. Dada su juventud el museo tiene una colección razonable y monta exhibiciones selectas de su propia colección. Se concentra en albergar exhibiciones y tiene un programa de exhibición bastante activo como es demostrado por el ejemplo del programa de exhibiciones del 2003 presentado abajo. Se espera que en el futuro al Museo le sea provisto más espacio, permitiendo que su actividad actual se complemente por una presentación enciclopédica permanente de arte contemporáneo.
El Royal Hospital es una impactante ubicación para mostrar arte moderno. Diseñado según el edificio de Los Inválidos en París, está dispuesto alrededor de un patio y el interior tiene largos corredores y a sus lados corren una serie de modestos cuartos interconectados. Esto ha hecho a algunas exhibiciones más interesantes y visualmente excitantes, pero el museo está limitado en su capacidad para albergar grandes obras de arte. Otra desventaja es que es difícil el mover obras alrededor. Sin embargo, en su favor, el trazado permite que varias exhibiciones corran concurrentemente y el diseño es bastante refinado: el patio, nobles fachadas, un jardín formal barroco restaurado y un hermoso salón de banquetes y capilla. El salón de banquetes genera ingresos como sede de bodas y cenas de conferencias, así como el café y la librería; el Museo en sí mismo es gratis.
Los establos originales del Royal Hospital ha sido restaurado, extendido y convertido en estudios de artistas y el Museo tiene un programa de artistas en residencia. El Museo también tiene programas de comunidad y educación y un programa nacional mediante el cual exhibe trabajos de su colección en otras sedes.
The Ogham alphabet is the earliest known form of writing in Ireland and is seen as the first intellectual creation of Irish-speaking people. While the Ogham alphabet is seldom used today, it remains an enduring part of Irish culture and heritage.
I photographed this view of Ireland's Eye, the island on the left, from the cliff top walk above Howth, near Dublin.
Some history: This medieval fortress was erected in the 15th century. It was the most westerly stronhold of the powerful Norman family, named Barry, who held vast areas of County Cork.
In 1602 the castle was surrendered to British Elizabethan forces and was sold to Arthur Freke in 1641. The castle was beseiged in 1642 by a force of Irish led by the McCarthy clan. The siege lasted for ten months! after which the Frekes had to leave. (being besieged for 10 months is rather tiresome, one would need a vacation....)
The Frekes returned in due course, and bought the nearby port town of Baltimore in 1703 for £1,809! (today, that would just about get you a good weekend in Baltimore wink emoticon )
The Frekes thus became one of the most powerful families and largest landowners in the county. In 1910 the castle was destroyed by fire but was rebuilt and a new wing added in the following five years.
During the War of Independence (1919-1921), John Evens Freke flew the Irish Tricolour over Castlefreke, in support of the Irish rebellion against British rule. He became a pioneer in the new science of aviation and, in the summer of 1913 and 1914, gave many exhibitions of aeroplane flying and aerobatics, and had served during World War I in the Royal Flying Corps. When the War was over, he purchased lands in Kenya, as did many British officers. He left Ireland c.1926 and went to live in South Africa. He died in Johannesburg, 24th December 1970.
Castlefreke estate of about 1,000 acres was taken over by Irish Land Commission and divided up between neighboring small farmers and the Irish Forestry Commission. In recent years forest walks and picnic areas have been open to the public.