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May 21, 2021 · 5:35 am

Fun Photo Friday — The Burren and Galway Favorites

Time of a few favorites from Galway and the Burren:

Ireland — where even the rocks have green

How appropriate — The King’s Head sits beneath Charles I

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May 19, 2021 · 5:35 am

Ireland — Venturing from Dublin; Galway

Today and next Monday we’ll look at the city of Galway here on the blog. And on this week’s Fun Photo Friday I’ll post some favorites of both Galway and the Burren.

Here we had only the briefest of tour guiding before being released to wander about, find lunch, and eventually head back to the tour bus. Our choice of lunch I’ll present to you on Monday, but for now I’ll just say there was no shortage of choices about.

Nor was there a lack of drinking establishments.

Galway received a municipal charter in 1484, but it began life as a fortification some 360 years earlier, in 1124.

The downtown area itself is simply charming. You’ll even find charming dogs accompanying their equally charming servants:

Two dogs taking their servant out for a stroll

Now for a little exploring on our own:

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May 17, 2021 · 5:35 am

Ireland — Venturing from Dublin; The Burren

With two days of touring the city behind us, Dublin now became our base for venturing out into other areas. So, on Day 3 we found ourselves on a tour that would take us to the Cliffs of Moher (which I showed you last week), the Burren and the city of Galway, all of which are situated on the west coast.

Today I’ll concentrate on the Burren, which is in the Burren National Park. The Burren itself is an interesting piece of geology. “Burren” is derived from the Irish word Boireann, which translates to “Great Rock”. And great it truly is.

This great rock feature is a limestone “pavement” covering quite a swath through the Irish countryside. Within this pavement are grikes (fissures and crevices) separating huge clints (flat slabs of limestone).