View of the irish countryside
The Cliffs of Moher, They rise 390 ft above the Atlantic Ocean. O'Brien's Tower is a round stone tower built in 1835 by Sir Cornelius O'Brien to impress female visitors.
The Burren is a large landscape of exposed Limestone, it gives the impression that you are standing on the moon.
The Burren is a large landscape of exposed Limestone, it gives the impression that you are standing on the moon.
View of the irish countryside
View of the cliffs at the fort Dún Dúchathair at Inis Mor .
teens swimming and having fun at Inis Mór Island
Inis Mór Island is the largest of the three Aran Islands. It is steeped in history and resembles an outdoor museum with over 50 different monuments of Christian, pre Christian and Celtic mythological heritage.
Inis Mór Island has a unique landscape of limestone rock it is also fill of man made rock walls that meander and cross all directions as far as one can see
Shells, small rocks and a broken Guinness glass on the shore of Inis Mór Island
The cost of Inis Mór is made up of the limestone rock that is found all over the island.
The island is known for its famous Aran Jumper, each family has a different pattern.
View of the irish countryside
Tomb of the unknown soldier in the town of Enniskillen. It is also the site of the Remembrance Day Bombing (8 November 1987) which is one of the most notable events of The Troubles
View of the lake near Enniskillen and the surrounding areas.
Devenish Island Monastic Site near the town of Enniskillen. During its history it has been raided by Vikings, burned, and flourished as a parish church site and St Mary’s Augustine Priory.
Devenish Island Monastic Site near the town of Enniskillen. During its history it has been raided by Vikings, burned, and flourished as a parish church site and St Mary’s Augustine Priory. It is probably best known for it's perfect 12th-century round tower, one of the finest in Ireland
View of the lake near Enniskillen and the surrounding areas.
The Giant's Causeway is an area of about 40,000 hexagon interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic eruption.
A red tide pool near the giants causeway.
The legend of the Giant's Causeway is that the Irish warrior Fionn mac Cumhaill (Finn McCool) built the causeway to walk to Scotland to fight his Scottish counterpart Benandonner.
The other side of Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge. A small fishing island that to get to one must cross a rope bridge
This waterfall is the inspiration for the poem The Stolen Child by William Butler Yeats. The poem is based on Irish legend and concerns faeries beguiling a child to come away with them.
Ireland is covered in man made stone fences. Many were build during the great famine as a way for people to make money.
Kilmainham Gaol played an important part in Irish history, as many leaders of Irish rebellions were imprisoned and some executed in the prison by the British and latterly in 1923 by the Irish Free State.
A small church in Dublin.
Ireland's number one visitor attraction, the Guinness Storehouse is a great way of gaining an insight to how the beer is made, transported and advertised.
Guinness stout is made from four natural ingredients - water, barley, hops and yeast. This is a display all about barley.
Guinness stout is made from four natural ingredients - water, barley, hops and yeast. This is a display all about water.
Guinness became loved around the world because it retained its flavour, even after the long journey. Before steel kegs, wooden barrels was how Guinness was transported.
Guinness is a dark beer that has a distinctive taste, the burnt flavour is derived from roasted unmalted barley.
View from the Rock of Cashel. The largest building on the rock is the Cormac's Chapel, there is a large cemetery around the chapel with a amazing view of the surrounding landscape.
A view of blarney castle home of the famous blarney stone. Located at the top of the castle legend has it that if you kiss the stone then you will be blessed with the gift of the gab for 7 years.
Macro of a clematis. In the garden of blarney castle.
Macro of pink daisy. In the garden of blarney castle.
view of the surround grounds from the top of blarney castle.
St. Fin Barre's Cathedral in Cork.
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