Galway Bay

Galway , County Galway, Western Ireland, Ireland

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    Day 8: Connemara, Cong and Galway

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    Our day began with a drive through the lovely region of Connemara which has a beautiful and varied landscape from high mountains to peat bogs.

    Our drive took us to the village of Cong, situated in County Mayo, the major film location to the movie the Quiet Man starring John Wayne and Maureen O' Hara.

    My family are big fans of the …

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    Cheap sweaters - from China - no more?

    ... were used to identify lost fishermen. Before the use of dental record matching or DNA samples. Even though the west of Ireland has been producing sweaters and jerseys and woollen and woven things for centuries, China probably beats them when it comes ...

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    Oh my Guiness!

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    Galway, Galway, pretty pretty Galway. As I opened my eyes to the bay I decided I just had to explore. There is something primeval about water, so they say. And whoever 'they' was, I have to agree. Perhaps it's the movement, the ever-changing air, or ...

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    On the Fiddle, a night to remember

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    ... here.' "Sounds good to me! The Crane Bar it is!" So we polished off our Thai food and headed out onto the packed Galway Streets. This was a Thursday night, so what better excuse than to paint the town shamrock green? The crowd was loud. We weaved ...

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    Connemara and My Future

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    ... of a second opinion, but because she hasn't been privy to my struggle, she was not understanding. ("But you're in Ireland!") Contrary to popular opinion, people, just being in Ireland doesn't mean that my every moment is luminous and amazing. The ...

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    Galway Bay

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    ... car yet (they said there would be one there) so we’ll just have to try our luck on our journey around Ireland……. Arrived in Galway around lunch time and had a bit of a drive around to see “Galway Bay” and up along the coast ...

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    Ferries and Forts

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    ... . We drove back to Rose Villa and went to the parlor where I had wireless access. We were soon joined by a couple from Drogheda, Ireland, who provided a lot of information on our planned itinerary. They went to bed, and we Skyped the kids so we could see ...

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    Day 7: Clonmacnois and Galway

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    ... walked around and took some pictures and then it was time to load the bus and go to our hotel to check in. We were staying at the Galway Bay Hotel which is in Salthill, just outside of the city. Our hotel sat just on the bay and it was gorgeous. It was a ...

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    Entey 16, Co Mayo Ireland

    Halong bay is a UNESCO world heritage site and one of the things we were most looking forward to in Vietnam, It's basically hundreds of large limestone islands that stick out from the sea and the are huge. The place has been used in lots of Bond movies ...

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    Orientation Begins

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    ... background and then another tour of St. Nicholas. THEN the unthinkable happened, it RAINED IN IRELAND!! Noooo. Can't let the weather bring us down though. Galway is beautiful and full of charm. Maggie cooked a great dinner, pasta with chicken and ...

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    Day 191 - 7 September - Ring of Kerry

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    ... start of the harvest season, and that the goat is a pagan fertility symbol." of 1649-53 (although Cromwell himself, who left Ireland in May 1650, never reached as far west as Killorglin). Another is that it stems from the pagan Celtic festival of ...