The Irish Countryside

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Although the towns and villages of Ireland are unarguably quaint and charismatic, the real magic of the country comes through in the hinterland.

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Photos

Banna Strand
17 miles of unbroken uninterrupted beachfront

Local Hospitality
Our new friend

Stone Circle
Ancient Celtic Grave Site

Into the Bog
10,000 Years Old

Stacking and Drying the Turf
Natural Fuel Cut in the Bog

Comments

[DPC]

Been there... done that.
January1986. Me and Vaughan hitchhiked to some little hellhole of a town and stayed in a near empty youth hostel (January being the ideal time to visit Ireland). Having no vehicle and limited funds - not withstanding our considerable allocation for beer and such - we decided to bike around the Ring of Kerry. Did I mention it was January? And that the Irish punter who rented us the bikes failed to mention that his war surplus uni-gear bikes weren't exactly meant for climbing and such. Anyhoooo, we somehow managed to make it to this exact spot and view this same vista. Looks pretty much the same, except I was vomiting the first time.