Lough Corrib

Today's highlight was a kayak trip. We kayak at home but today, our hosts organised the kayaks and everything else we needed for the trip. Four kayaks and Tommy Coyne's boat with outboard motor made up the expedition fleet. The weather was reasonable and ...

... through a hole at the entrance below should you be an unwelcome guest).  Then it was off along the shores of Lough Corrib.  Beautiful views of the start of the Connemara Mountains while we munched on some cheese from the market and sipped ...

... don't remember anything about it other than that John Wayne seemed an unlikely casting choice. After leaving Cong we drove by Lough Corrib, where Declan pointed out the crannogs offshore. These are small man-made islands built by people in Ye Olden Tymes ...

... the 1700s. A local village Cong provided a woodland walk alongside the river and Annaghkeen Castle is a small ruin on the edge of Lough Corrib which is the second biggest lough in Ireland. Lin works in various areas in Ireland and had to set off again ...

... Maam Cross for the Friday markets.  This was real Irish country.  Vehicles pulled up on the side of the road selling chooks, bales of hay, veggies, some crap.  Very interesting. Lough Corrib was beautiful. Could have taken heaps more ...

... rare double bawn walls. Between the walls is the remains of a boat slip that was used during the castle's occupation. Trade on Lough Corrib was common in those days. Ships would pass through Galway Harbor and into the lake and eventually to the castle. A ...

... - just see, mida kujutlesin, parajalt magus ja parajalt marjaselt.õunaselt hapukas! Jalutuskäik Iirimaa suurima järve Lough Corrib'i ääres + 4 iiri kristallist klaasi, sest miskil viisil libises meie siinses kodus selline jalapingilt täitsa ise alla ...

... little town.  Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay. The city is lined with pretty little house and brightly colored pubs. From there, I switched busses to ...

... the way we stopped in Clonbur to take pictures of the rolling green hills, sheep and stone walls that all lead down to picturesque Lough Corrib. Its so beautiful it could almost be a postcard from Ireland. We had stopped here on a previous trip and I ...

... . The food was so-so. Next we stopped at a beatiful location with rolling green hills, stone walls, and grazing sheep set aside Lough Corrib. We were able to get off the bus and take some pictures before continuing on our way. The area was called Clonbur ...