Radharc Na Mara Westport

Deer Park East, Newport Road Westport, County Mayo, Western Ireland, Ireland

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What the Cong?!

A travel blog entry by sarahimray

... boredom, and I can't stop thinking of another deserted hotel, one where Jack Nicholson's character flipped out and started on a killing spree.  But hey, it has given me something to write about after a rather uneventful day, with all of us in a slightly fragile state following the 'craic' that is Derry nightlife. The owner of the 'Derry harem' or 'smooth Steve' as the girls on our tour have renamed him, had taken us on ...

I'm a bog hopper!

A travel blog entry by londonpenguin

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... is a cross on the spot where we went bog hopping memorializing these people. Nowadays, a “famine walk” from Doo Lough to Louisburgh is held to raise money to send to starving people in Africa.

We stopped at the National Famine Memorial in Murrisk. It's a bronze sculpture of a coffin ship, and the figures on it are skeletons swirling around the ship's masts. There is a sister sculpture in New York that depicts skeletons walking down a ramp off of a ...

Day 181 - 28 August - Not a good start to today

A travel blog entry by wagaitwanderers

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Had a nice breakfast, spoke to one of the workers who was very keen on the car, but just didn't have the money. Oh well.

Time to head off. So I decided to drive today. BAD mistake, VERY bad, we had parked in the back of the pub the night before and as I reversed out of the narrow driveway I scraped the back left wheel arch on the brick wall.

Not happy Jan, our beautiful now has a nasty scrape, but as Leon ...

Thanks Magella

A travel blog entry by leann-robyn

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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

A travel blog entry by leann-robyn

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... d spend more time exploring these counties if we could and would recommend making them a high priority to check out if ever making a trip to Ireland.

Cong is located on the Republic of Irelands largest lake in County Mayo. We decided to make use of our previously purchased tent and camping gear and set up at a nearby campsite/hostel. It was a chilly and damp experience. However, it did give us the opportunity to watch the hostels nightly showing of "The Quiet ...

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