Aran Islands

wedding and a funeral

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June 19th 2009
After a morning of walking on a long beach and trying to learn how to play hurley - sort of a cross between tennis and hockey with some lacrosse and a fair bit of swearing thrown in - we took the ferry across the sea to Arainn, the largest of the Aran Islands. Which is none too big, by the way. About a kilometre across and some 16K long. The ferry ride over was more of a vomit comet - a few passen ... read more

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Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600-150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. English invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than se... ... read more