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Omey Island

Driving on the Ocean Floor and "I see dead people"

July 11th 2012
Took a fantastic tour today with Kevin's class. We went to Klymore Abbey and Omey Island. The Abbey was beautiful and carries a wonderful love story...someday Kevin will build me a castle! Omey Island is an island that can only be reached a low tide... we drove across the ocean floor...six hours later the same area would be covered in 7 feet of water when the tide came in. I have to follow the ... read more
Europe » Ireland » County Galway » Connemara

Irish Flag 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
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