Maol Reidh Hotel Tullycross

... twinned” with Achill, and the woman wanted to know how anyone from Achill would wind up in Cleveland.

We continued our drive along the north coast of the island and into the hamlet of Bunnacurry. We decided to look for a b&b, and we saw one as we drove by. The Hillside B&B was next to the Achill Hill Lodge, and I found they were joint ventures. Instead of putting us in her “old fashioned” home, Bernie took us into the lodge that is owned ...

... at some point and make it all the way to the peak.

When we got down we stopped at the Irish Famine Memorial which was really interesting. It is a large metal ship, but its covered with skeletons in memory of all the people who died on "the coffin ships" when they were emigrating out of Ireland. It was a pretty moving sight and I am glad that we stopped there....

Alot of these pictures have the same title, but they are different

... took the man in and kept him safe until it was his time to ascend the thrown. To repay the clergy for their kindness he vowed to build them a brand new church, but when he returned years later and asked the priests how they liked their new church he found that it had never been built. this is because the stone masons didnt have things like map quest or a tom tom, so instead of building the church where Ballintubbers Abbey is they built ...

... in more than 65,000 Euro, and is worth more that $65,000,000. This was passed up when a Stud farm out of Kentucky offered and they turned it down. This horse has also surpassed records by producing 35 winning horses in one year! Alone last stud season he sired 176 foals. There is a misconception that these mares are artificially inseminated, this is not so. Other wise the market would be flooded and shares would go down. I am pretty sure this is boring to you so I will cut it short.
Clifden, Western Ireland, Ireland rachaelandtrish

... The water was delightfully misty and mysterious. We did get a wonderful view of the castle from the water too. The water was rough so we did not stay out long. Everyone enjoyed the stories of the lake and the castle, the spirits served by Jack and the accordion music supplied by Martin.We had dinner in the bar and then enjoyed piano and singing in the drawing room in the evening.
The next day dawned fairly clear so we ...

... became our worst enemy as they lined the road so closely, there was absolutely no shoulder whatsoever. Scariest thing so far…cars zooming by you about a foot away…at one point we very nearly got pancaked by a semi. (They shouldn’t be allowed on narrow Irish roads). All in all, by our third mile of walking, we were some very nerve-rattled girls. At that point, we hadn’t seen any road signs reassuring ...

... anche delle ghette. Ben presto dovremo ammettere che lo sguardo di compatimento dell'inserviente alla vista delle nostre calzature era carico di esperienza. La guida è eccellente. Ci fa inerpicare sulla collina, da cui si vede tutta la baia, e ci mostra fiori coloratissimi, erbe medicamentose, perfino una pianta carnivora. Sopra di noi la Diamond Hill, dietro cui si nascondono le montagne del Connemara, le Twelve Bens, sotto di noi un ...

... a salutare i ragazzi italiani ma è il loro giorno di riposo e ci serve il caffè un irlandese che li sostituisce. Caffè veramente terribile.
Traghettiamo fino a Rosseveal, riprendiamo la macchina felici di constatare che non ha subito effrazioni e ci dirigiamo verso Cashel. Ho letto che c'è un percorso interno con vista sulle montagne del Connemara. Il navigatore ci aiuta e ci ritroviamo immersi nella campagna,fra laghetti, colline e torbiere. E' la prima ...

... that was built in the shape of an upturned boat. Surprisingly 2000 years later it is all still in tact and water proof - amazing architecture for that time. We headed back to Dingle and bought a frozen pizza for tea (big spenders) and then headed back over the Connor Pass. Still spectacular the second time over the pass.... Tomorrow we head off to Kilarney via the ring of kerry. we will be staying at a B&B - another big brekky!

... an open air market open as well. There were a few boats outside the Yacht Club that had gone on fire, they looked a dismal sight. One had gone on fire and had set fire to the boats on either side of it. I met Clare afterwards and we went and got a take away. Later we went to a local pub for a few pints and ended up in the Howth Yacht Club for a night cap. We retired early enough as we had a longish trip ahead of us tomorrow.