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BEST DAY OF WHOLE TRIP!
... and gradually getting steeper. Well, the pictures will tell the story!!
Up and up and up – the scenery becoming even more amazing as we headed onwards and each step, once out of the bogs was onto a placed piece of slate (of course Rich gave me my geology lesson - it's called to a schist, which is metamorphosed rock). An Irish chap we met on the way up said it was an 8 million Euro project and all the rock was dropped by helicopter. What ...
The Irish are NUTS!!
... of a walkabout) - we are so lucky with our spots for eating - great open face sandwich for R and tomato basil soup for me...we may survive this country!! Oh and then Connemara - Rounded mountains is what I call them here - so smooth and colours - just so beautiful.
Checked in at Rosleague Manor Hotel, pre-dinner drink and off to Clifden - Rich only hit side of the road once :) ...
Day 11 - Omagh to Connemara
... a Geocache at Enniskillen Castle however it appears the cache had gone missing :(
As we hit the area of Mayo, there were flags with green and red flying everywhere as the final of the All Ireland Football was on the coming weekend and Mayo had made the final.
As we reached Connemara, we drove past a cemetery that was located in a spectacular location with a stunning view.
We drove up to the turn off to Kylemore Abbey we decided to check it out. The place ...
Wild, Wild West - MAYO
... trail. The grounds also contained a nice fishery and Enniscoe House, a beautiful B and B set in the hills of North Mayo beside some of the best fishing rivers and lakes in the country.
We made our way south towards Castlebar and the National Museum of Ireland- Country Life House. The Museum was a modern building set in the backdrop of historic rolling green hills the old graveyard of Turlough. The many galleries centred around Irish country life for the 100 ...
Connemara from a Tour Bus
... Our bus driver was very enthusiastic and talked throughout the whole trip. He told about the university, the *********omic times Ireland is in, the thatched cottages and much much more. Make sure to look through my pictures to read more about some of the history he told us.
Connemara is a region North of Galway. In this region many people use Irish as their native language and carry out the traditional ways of living. This includes living in ...