Barrow Lodge Wicklow

The Quay Wicklow, County Wicklow, Ireland

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A perfect day in Ireland

A travel blog entry by jennsummer2011

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... This one was founded in the sixth century and is the site of a number of monastic remains. Some say if you are quiet enough, you can still hear the monks chanting; unfortunatley, seventy students are hard to keep quiet at the best of times! We walked to one of the lakes formed by a glacier many years ago and enjoyed the warmth of the sun. Our second stop was a walk through the Powerscourt Gardens, situated in the mountains of Wicklow. ...

Climb Sugar loaf

A travel blog entry by chinagirl

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... a retired Delta Air Lines pilot. He said air traffic control towers routinely alert pilots if there are birds in the area.“The plane flew through a flock of birds and both engines were damaged. That’s all we know right now,” said Dave ...

Hello Strangers!!

A travel blog entry by ncmigas

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... too!

We stayed there until I think 2 am and Mel convinced me that the party shouldn’t be over so quickly and we would head back to one of the guys places for a few more drinks. There was the five of us and thankfully one of the larger group we went to Doyle’s with didn’t come with us as he was not so smart. I couldn’t keep my sarcasm to myself when he asked me as we were waiting for our cab what was the most expensive thing he could ...

And at the moment life changed as we knew it...

A travel blog entry by rachaelandtrish

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... finale of Europe's formal gardening tradition... and probably the last garden of its size and quality ever to be created. There is a Japanese, Italian garden as well as many others including a pet cemetary. Sounds creepy but it was quite nice.

Along the way back we stopped at Glendalough or the valley of two lakes. This is one of Irealands most impressive monastic settlement. It was founded by St. Kevin ...

Getting ready for the big lift-off

A travel blog entry by simonpullen

Only a few days to go until we fly off. Just getting some last minute stuff together and praying my bank account will survive the repeated pummeling I'm going to do to it. Spending the last few days at home in Wicklow driving the parents crazy and likewise. Probably forgot half the stuff but that's okay I'm sure we'll cope, that is if we don't kill each ...