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''...the green and troubled land of
tourist brochures and news headlines.''

Quote from: Ireland, A Novel by Frank Delaney

Warmed and cooled by the North Atlantic stream and location respectively, Ireland is never extremely cold or extremely hot.

This celtic isle is stoney grey, rugged mountains, cliffs and dewy greenness. Windswept and misty, you will likely need an umbrella anytime.

From the ring of Kerry to the tatched cottages of Conamera to the Giants Causeway, may the road rise to meet you and may your hassles be small ones.

Ireland has folklore, lively music, dance and haunting ballads. Kiss the Blarney stone and join the locals in one of the pubs which outnumber just about everything for a pint of black and tan, or ten. Then rise up yer skirts and kick up yer heals for a bit of mighty craic with fiddles, harps, jigs and reels.

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By haley m86
July 11th 2005

Kilkenny Cats Europe » Ireland » County Kilkenny » Kilkenny

Kilkenny Castle

At 9:30 this morning, I was getting cereal. This is usually an easy thing for me. But usually I don't have to weave my way in and out of the Korean students who are running around shouting and chopping vegetables for curry, or help the German women with the gas stove so they can make porridge, or avoid the Arkansas guy checking on his pizza. I also don't normally sit at a table where two Italians are in the process of repairing a bike. I love this place. It took me a while to think of it, but what it really [View Full Entry]

By WildcatMike
July 9th 2005

hello humidity Europe » Ireland » County Dublin

Just arrived here in dublin after a 5 hour drive from donegal... really a great drive. I had to say goodbye to my friends from colorado because they are leaving tonight... they were great and I had so much fun hanging out with them. Arriving in dublin reminds me of boston, really hot and really muggy. anyway the last 2 nights in donegal were awesome. We would go to a pub and listen to traditional music all night. everyone in the city loved us. Was definitely sad to leave them. The west coast of ireland is so much better then the [View Full Entry]

By haley m86
July 8th 2005

Waterford Tall Ships Race Europe » Ireland

The Dunbrody

I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and sky. All I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by. -- John Masefield The festival has been great - the music is fun, the ships are gorgeous, and everyone here is really into it. A lot of the other tourists are actually Irish themselves - the race runs through different cities every year, and this is the first time in a long while that it's been in Ireland. There's fishermen from all across the coast, little kids running around the docks, all sorts [View Full Entry]

By WildcatMike
July 7th 2005

Change of plans... Europe » Ireland » County Donegal » Donegal

hello guys... the last few days I spent in galway were pretty fun. I met a couple of teachers from colorado who talked me into driving with them up the coast, actually it didn't take much talking, they are going into dublin on the same day i am so why not have a free ride. so i guess that its not really a change of plans if you didn't have any plans in the first place. In the meantime I saw the cliffs of moher again and snapped a few pictures. Last night ended up in westport which is the capital [View Full Entry]

By Madame Isabel
July 7th 2005

A Sombre Day Europe » Ireland » County Dublin

Hey hey again: Michael and I spent the day wandering around Dublin this morning (by the way, for those who might not know, Michael is my brother!). We were asking for directions to the Kilmainham Gaol (jail) when a Guiness guard told us about the bombings in London. We were shocked and a bit worried, as we are heading to London on July 12. Also, many of the Aussies on our tour know people living and working there, and of course they could not get through by phone as the lines were jammed. We're praying that their friends and relatives are [View Full Entry]

By JessRK
July 7th 2005

Good News Europe » Ireland » County Dublin

Hey all... some good news... I didn't stay on schedule so I am not in London like you all think I am. I have a plane ticket there tonight and, obviously, will not be going (sorry Adam and please email me to let me know you are alright). I was supposed to go to Paris right after that, but will be rethinking my travel plans... maybe I'll just go hibernate on the Aran Islands again... But, I'm in Dublin and not leaving Ireland at the moment, but probably won't stay in Dublin... Thanks for listening... (ma... please call grandmom and tell [View Full Entry]

By Madame Isabel
July 6th 2005

A Whirlwind Through the Rolling Hills Europe » Ireland » County Dublin

The Cliffs of Moher

Greetings all: So, here I am, ready to go to bed soon, very tired. What a crazy busy 6 days so far! By the way, in case you are wondering, yes, Michael is at the pub. And no, we are not caught up in the G8 crap happening in Edinburgh, although we did almost miss our ferry to Northern Ireland because of it. The city centre where Michael and I were staying was nearly completely blocked off (also where the Celtic Connections tour picked us up). Every street our tour bus drove down was closed off. We made it just in [View Full Entry]

By JessRK
July 6th 2005

Galway... Wow! What a place! Europe » Ireland » County Galway

Through a bridge

Wow... well i'm leaving Gallway today and it has been quite the 3 days here... I can't even believe this place. It has a pedestrian walkway that you can just shop the shit out of... the clothing here is so unique... it's really a beautiful place, but not much to see. The first night I was here we we out & Jake won Oxygen tickets and gave them to Ben. Woke up yesterday and walked all of Gallway and saw everything there was to see here... Kyle and I were hanging out quite a bit and then met up with Ben [View Full Entry]

By WildcatMike
July 5th 2005

galway's the place to be... Europe » Ireland

greetings from galway. this town is pretty laid back, really not much going on and unfortunetly i still can't send pics. hopefully in the next city. I haven't really done much here. the first day in galway i spent sleeping, eating and reading. fun fun fun. oh i also saw war of the worlds, liked the beginning, liked the middle, didn't like the end. see it and tell me what you think. the second day, or the 4th of july i took it apon myself to spread the american love around. so bought a six pack of beer and drank it [View Full Entry]

By JessRK
July 4th 2005

Rest of Aran Islands - Wow! Europe » Ireland

Graveyard

Hey all... sorry for the lack of communication. I had such an amazing time on the Islands. It was unbelievable. Those clifs on Inishmore were breathtaking. Not sure if I told you about Paolo (From Venice, Italy)... he was so funny and shared a room with the 4 of us at Manistir House on Inishmore (see picture in previous blog). So, the night after the big hike we cooked dinner and ate the same as the night before (good veggies). After dinner, we all went out to the pub (Paolo too) and it was a great time. Sat outside at a [View Full Entry]

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