Sunday, April 29, 2007

Somewhere in Dingle

Dingle, Ireland

The Burrens? I'm not sure... we're on our way to Dingle

I forgot what this place was called... but they said the 3 mountain peaks in the background are famous. =D

The Randy Leprechaun

Anascaul, Ireland

Anascaul, Ireland

Anascaul is a small town in Ireland. The Randy Leprechaun is a pub, with a hostel beside it, colored bright green! Guess where it is located though... Right in front of a church!! You can check out the hoopla when the pub opened here

Sunday, April 22, 2007

Ferry to the Kingdom of Kerry!

Shannon, Ireland

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This is the terminal where our big green bus boarded a boat to take us to Dingle!

Do You Recognize this Place?

Shannon, Ireland
Cliffs of Moher

The Cliffs of Moher is one of the famous sights in Ireland. The view is really nice there, it was just a challenge to get there because at the time we went, the wind was really blowing! If not for the fence along the way up, a bunch of the people might have been blown away! =D

Moo

Ireland



Aside from sheep dotting the countryside of Ireland, there's also a lot of cows!

A Wishing Well

Ireland

Wishing Well

There's a lot of wishing wells all over Ireland. They said, if you step on the stone in front of the well, with your back to the well, then throw a rock over your head, if the rock doesn't touch the walls of the well, then your wish will come true. The interesting thing with the wishing wells here is, they said, if the rock you threw touched the walls of the well, then the opposite of your wish will happen.

Kinvara Place

Ireland

Kinvara Place

I'm not sure where exactly this place is... I thought this was some castle of some sort but I was informed that it is not a castle. It still looks pretty to me!

A Pilgrimage Site

Knock, Ireland

Knock, Ireland

"The Story of Knock began on the 21st August 1879 when Our Lady, St. Joseph and St. John the Evangelist appeared at the south gable of Knock Parish Church. The apparition was witnessed by fifteen people, young and old. From this miraculous occurrence Knock has grown to the status of an internationally recognised Marian Shrine."
*note: Text lifted from http://www.knock-shrine.ie/

Strandhill Beach

Sligo, Ireland

Strandhill beach in Sligo, Ireland

The beach there is nice. The other cool thing that you can do here, is take a seaweed bath! They said the oils from the seaweed makes your skin and hair luxurious! =)

Streets of Sligo

Sligo, Ireland

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Friday, April 13, 2007

W B Yeats

Drumcliffe, Ireland

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This is the grave of William Butler Yeats. Did you know that Ireland is full of literary greats like WB Yeats. Jonathan Swift, James Joyce, etc?