IRELAND
  July 24- August 1, 2008

Thursday, July 24

Galway City Museum - 14 Tribes of Galway
(each tribe has chieftain / one selected as principal or king)

 

Galway City Medieval Wall- Spanish Arch


St.
Nicholas Collegiate Church
Oldest Medieval Church in Ireland c 1320
(borrowed image on left)
 

Galway City Medieval Wall- within modern mall                                 crossing River Comb


 

Galway Cathedral 20th Century
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Friday, July 25


Day Trip to Connemara
The movie "Quite Man" with John Wayne was filmed in this area.


Ross Errily Friary
 

                                                                                          Ross Errily Friary- "Quiet Man"  doorway

 



Glebe Stone Circle                                                      "Quiet Man"  - Village of Cong

 


Connemara Countryside                                                    (local with Nancy Beck)
 

Lough Natooey
 


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Peat Bogs
 


Kylemore Abbey and Gardens
 


Neo-Gothic Church

 

Victorian Walled Gardens                                                                      
 

 

"Quiet Man"  bridge

 


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Saturday, July 26


Day Trip to Aran Islands
(borrowed image)



Seven Churchs / Monastic Ruins

 


Dun Aonghasa / Inishmore ( 3000 BC fortification)
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Burren Terrain on Aran Island                                 "one day a year you can beach" (minibus driver)

 


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Sunday, July 27


Transfer from Galway to Killarney


           
Passing through highlands of County Clare                                                         Cliffs of Moher


 
    



   

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Monday, July 28


Day Trip to Ring of Kerry
(borrowed image)

                                       Traffic Problem

 



 

 

 

    
                                        Glacial Stream                                                                                                      "Ladies View"

 

 


KILLARNEY NATIONAL PARK
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Tuesday, July 29


Transfer from Killarney to Kilkenny

Stop at Blarney Castle and Woolen Mills                                                                      Dianne throws kiss to blarney stone

 

      


Rothe House and Gardens
17th century merchant home in Kilkenny
(borrowed image on left)
  


Kilkenny Castle
(borrowed image on left)
 

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Wednesday, July 30


Day Trip to Glendalaugh

 



 

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Thursday, July 31

Arrival in Dublin

 



             Papal Cross in park by U.S. Embassy                                                                                 

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(more borrowed images below)

 

 

 




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