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Europe » Ireland » County Longford » Lanesborough August 22nd 2017

On Saturday morning we were up relatively early and after a tasty breakfast we drove to The Giant's Causeway. We were there about 10 minutes before opening time at 9am. It was a very windy, overcast day but fortunately the rain held off while we made our visit. The Visitor Centre is very modern and we found a park easily and waited at the door with a few others. Once inside we paid our entrance fees, collected our audio guides and started walking down the path. The first section is known as the Bay of Cows. The legend behind this section of the Northern Ireland Coast revolves around the giant, Finn McCool, who challenges a Scottish giant to a duel but runs away when he sees how large the other giant is. Finn was supposed to ... read more
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Europe » Ireland » County Longford July 31st 2008

As of now, I'm back in Scotland for a few days after a lovely week in Ireland. The weather was beautiful - sunny and warm pretty much the whole time. Lorne, BT and I spent Saturday driving through to countryside to see Sligo, Yeats's grave, and a waterfall tucked away near the coast. We also went to see a massive lake nearby Edgeworthstown, which is the focus of a few Irish myths involving swans. Most of the places we went I couldn't pronounce the name, let alone remember them, unfortunately. But it was still gorgeous. France was supposed to be these next few days, but I had to change my plans due to some complications. So I'm back in Scotland staying with the Stones until Saturday morning, when I leave for London on my last stop ... read more
where the hills meet the coast
one of the massive lakes
sligo




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