the start of the trip!
Athenry Castle
Athenry Heritage Centre
view from Quiet Man Bridge
Quiet Man Bridge
our bedroom at Hillside B&B
the tiny cars of Ireland!
Sky Road overlook
Sky Road
heather on the hillside
islands off the coast
St Joseph's Church
St Joseph's Church
Clifden
liver pate at Marconi Restaurant Clifden
risotto at Marconi Restaurant Clifden
mussels at Marconi Restaurant Clifden
MC McGraths Pub
Clifden Castle Gate at dusk
Clifden Castle ruins
new and old
sheep near Clifden Castle
breakfast buffet
Irish breakfast at Hillside B&B
breakfast bap at Hillside B&B
Bono's harmonica!
Cranberries setlist
Connemara countryside
Diamond Hill
going up up up!
Connemara views
the top of Diamond Hill
Connemara views
selfie at the top!
my Connemara marble ring bought in 1996
starting the hike back down
Kylemore Abbey
Kylemore Abbey walled gardens
peacock butterfly
kitchen of the head gardener's house
Japanese anemone
bee enjoying an artichoke bloom
montbretia (Irish crocosmia)
Perry Pickles
Kylemore Abbey
Kylemore’s Neo-Gothic Church
Kylemore’s Neo-Gothic Church
hills of Connemara
Kylemore’s Mausoleum
Kylemore Abbey dining room
Kylemore Lough viewpoint
pizza at Connemara Woodfire
Hebe 'Wiri Joy' blooms
pink hydrangea
ferns in rock in Clifden
fuschia blooms
Connemara pony
nutella tart from Kavanagh's SuperValu
horse in Clifden
Irish porridge at Hillside B&B
pancakes at Hillside B&B
Hillside B&B
N59 views
Killary Fjord Viewpoint
Aasleagh Falls
Aasleagh Falls
Paddy Morans Pub in Sligo
glass of Guinness at Paddy Morans Pub
Croke Park All-Ireland Senior Football Champions
Church of the Holy Rosary
street food chip flavors
National Museum of Ireland, Turlough Park
National Museum of Ireland, Turlough Park
Turlough Tower
bedroom at our airbnb in Sligo
Lissadell oysters at Hargadon Bros.
Hargadon Bros in Sligo
whisky at Thomas Connolly Pub
Soay sheep mom and lamb
please be safe
watching the demo in the rain
sheepdog demo with Mist
Mist and her sheep stare
holding a 5 day old lamb!
Drumcliffe Church
W. B. Yeats gravesite
Devils Chimney
Glencar Lough viewing area
Glencar Waterfall
trail to Devil's Chimney
Devils Chimney
patatas bravas at The Brasserie Sligo
Cathedral of St Mary the Virgin and St John the Baptist
Sligo
Garvoge River in Sligo
river walk in Sligo
Sligo Abbey
Sligo sign
padron peppers - perfectly cooked!
vodka sauce and chorizo pizza at OTTO
Thomas Connolly Pub
selfie with whiskey drams
Garvoge River at dusk
Benbulben walk sign
Benbulben
Yeats artwork
Benbulben
Keshcorran Caves
Keshcorran Caves
Keshcorran Caves
blue bottle fly
view from the Keshcorran Caves
Keshcorran Caves
reamins of our half pints at Cosy Pub in Castlelea
our bedroom at Linderhof B&B in Galway
Linderhof B&B
Galway
Quay Street, Galway
Chicken Kiev special at the Dáil Bar
salmon and potatoes at the Dáil Bar
upstairs at The Dáil Bar
trad music at The Crane Bar
The Crane Bar
Eric and Rudy
Irish breakfast at Linderhof B&B
Canal Road Lower
Quadrangle, University of Galway
Quadrangle, University of Galway
Martin Ryan Building
Galway Cathedral
stained glass in Galway Cathedral
altar in Galway Cathedral
Salmon Weir on Corrib River
Claddagh Memorial Sculpture
The Long Walk colorful houses
Garavans Bar
happy 50th to me!
Eric with a dram at Garavans Bar
gilda at Daróg Wine Bar
oysters at Daróg Wine Bar
polenta at Daróg Wine Bar
steak tartare at Daróg Wine Bar
gnocchi at Daróg Wine Bar
Daróg Wine Bar
Port of Galway
arriving at Inishmore
Eric at Frenchman's Beach
Inishmore
biking on Inishmore
Inishmore
horse-drawn carriage
seals!
the best way to stop a bike
Inishmore
Kilmurvey Beach
Na Seacht dTeampaill - The Seven Churches
Teampall Bhreacáin
why the long face?
wildflowers and stone walls
wildflowers and stone walls
Dún Aonghasa
Worm Hole 150m
Aran Isle stones
Poll na bPéist - The Wormhole
Inishmore
Hemp Agrimony
Inishmore
Inishmore
ferry wake
Cliffs of Moher
Cliffs of Moher
Cliffs of Moher
Cliffs of Moher
curry laksa at Hidden
chicken satay stir fry at Hidden
The Dáil Bar
Hidden Artisian Asian Restaurant
fresh water / salt water line
Buddha Bar
Off Her Nut cocktail
Pornstar Martini
Dunguaire Castle
Poulnabrone Dolmen
limestone formations
very sad waterfall in Ennistymon
McMahons Bar
Quin Friary
Quin Friary
Quin Friary cloisters
Quin Friary cloisters
Quin Friary
Locke Burger and a Beamish
Shannon Airport lounge
heading home!