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Day 31
... dark green to light, black with shells in it, white, sepia and red. They had some lovely stuff there, mainly all god stuff though. From there we went into Galway for lunch. Mist had lifted a bit but it was overcast and bloody cold. We walked around Galway city centre for a while before having lunch at a cafe. Not much to see as the mist still lingered around, so Moichael headed for Dublin, we were meant to have a trip through some nearby mountains but there would ...
Day 30
... me out. Of course The Mag had to go and stand at the edge to tease me, I just turned aroud and walked off, YUK! Obviously more than a few people feel the need to throw themselves off the cliffs as at the entrance gate is a sign for Samaratians and a 24hr phone number!! From Moher it is a short drive thru tiny little stone built villages to Dunratty Castle. First built in 1204, burnt down and rebuilt in the 1400s. We are staying acrosss the road from the castle in the most flash ...
Day Four – Castles and Tombs
... going to get a little handsy when the lights went out!
Our next stop was Trim or St John’s Castle in Trim. It is the largest Norman castle in Ireland. It was completed in the early thirteenth century. As with many castles, the original was a wooden castle and after the last fire, it was rebuilt in stone. We had nice tour guide that realized that she could joke around with us. At one point, we ...
Capetonian...Tarmonbarry to Leitrim.
... be finished the trip and to arrive safely with a long keeled boat.
Very few people would attempt to bring such a boat that far north on the waterways.
Conclusions.
- Capetonian is a strong sturdy long keeled boat.
- It was an Epic Trip,well overdue on my part.
- Good company
- Enjoyed the jolly.
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Churchy Clonmacnoise
Today we went to Clonmacnoise. Like Glendalough, it was an old monastic settlement that ended up attracting a lot of monk followers. Unlike Glendalough, it was raided soooooooooo many times, by vikings, Irishmen, Englishmen... anyone who happened to be in the area. Clonmacnoise used to be a place where the monks were very good at crafts, including gold and silverworking, but mostly drawing and ...
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