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Dia Duit From Ireland
... the community build all of there houses, and after a long day of work we went back to the hotel. The next day we went to see the Michael Davitt Museum which looked like a house. We also that day had one of their traditional bacon and cabbage, it tasted good. That day we saw some kids playing Gaelic Football. The next day we got on an airplane to go back home. We had a awesome trip to Ireland.
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What the Cong?!
... Another wanted to moan about England and accuse me of being British, and one kept coming up to me and whispering in Gaelic as though I should surely understand him. It was a crazy night out on the tiles in a very different culture, and so it was probably a good day today to visit Knock. Knock seems to be the centre of Catholic worship in this area, so maybe it was an ideal place to atone for our sins. Possibly it is ...
I'm a bog hopper!
... to help the hungry people. Rather, they were sent to help the hungry Anglican people. The missionaries set up soup kitchens and ladled out soup, but not to Catholics. If a Catholic converted, he could have soup. And, of course, many Catholics were hungry enough to convert. These people were pejoratively known as “soupers.” So what was the Catholic Church doing to help the faithful? Well. There were plenty of people in England who felt it was their Christian ...
Thanks Magella
Another island recommendation. We lucked out again and as we drove closer to the island, the sky cleared up and we yet again were lucky enough to have another good weather day for island exploring. We didn't stay on the island but only because the hostels were all booked up. If given the choice, we would’ve!
Thanking Magella who didn't lead us astray,
Leann and ...
The Quiet Man
... in Cong in 1952 and the town’s main claim to fame. It stars Ireland's starlet, Maureen O’Hara and American film legend, John Wayne. Having attended some of Maureen O’Hara’s Classic Film Festival earlier this summer in Glengarrif, and neither of us having seen it before, we figured it’d be worth a watch. A few hours later we were second guessing our decision.
Quietly putting the Quiet Man back on the shelf indefinitely,
Robyn and ...

