croagh patrick = St. Patrick's mountain

Next stop! Clifdon & the coast AND SHEEEEEEEEP !

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October 18th 2017
In Omnia Paratus ! (translated: ready for anything!) Driving in Ireland is exciting for us Yanks! Thank goodness our car/s (we had two) were not big ole USA-types. The adventure drive through the beautiful Connomarra region was one that will stay in all our memories. Beautiful rolling hills, pastures that went STRAIGHT up the hillsides, climbing up into the clouds. The rock walls seeming ... read more

Europe » Ireland » County Galway » Clifden

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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