Category Archives: Co. Clare

The Burren, Co. Clare : Travel Reminiscences

Posted on August 29, 2014 by momsmeanderings

10 day self-drive tour of Ireland : October 2009 I found this region fascinating!!!! The Burren is a vast limestone plateau in northwest County Clare  covering 500 square miles!!!!    In the 1640’s, Cromwell’s surveyor described it as ‘a savage … Continue reading →

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Doolin, Co. Clare : Travel Reminiscences

Posted on August 24, 2014 by momsmeanderings

10 day self-drive tour of Ireland : October 2009 From the Cliffs of Moher, we drove a short distance to the village of Doolin, which is near the port for the Aran Islands ..   Inside the Music Shop .. … Continue reading →

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Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare : Travel Reminiscences

Posted on August 23, 2014 by momsmeanderings

10 day self-drive tour of Ireland : October 2009 En route to Galway for our next two-night stay,  Hubby and I stopped at the magnificent Cliffs of Moher.  I had done a post at the time…  Cliffs of Moher, Co.  … .. but … Continue reading →

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Bunratty Winery, Co. Clare : Travel Reminiscences

Posted on August 20, 2014 by momsmeanderings

10 day self-drive tour of Ireland : October 2009 To complete our Bunratty Castle and Folk Park experience, hubby and I drove a little further down the road to the Bunratty Winery Irish mead … mead … and more mead … Continue reading →

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Bunratty Castle and Folk Park, Co. Clare .. part 2 : Travel Reminiscences

Posted on August 19, 2014 by momsmeanderings

 10 day self-drive tour of Ireland : October 2009 Having been through Bunratty Castle, hubby and I strolled through the recreation of a 19th century Folk Park … in intermittent rain.  Umbrella in one hand .. camera in the other.  … Continue reading →

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Bunratty Castle and Folk Park, Co. Clare: Travel Reminiscences

Posted on August 18, 2014 by momsmeanderings

10 day self-drive tour of Ireland : October 2009 It was raining on and off, and rather chilly, on the day hubby and I explored Bunratty Castle and strolled through the Folk Park, umbrella in one hand and camera in the other. Bunratty … Continue reading →

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Killaloe and Ballina, Co. Clare: Travel Reminiscences

Posted on August 16, 2014 by momsmeanderings

10 day self-drive tour of Ireland : October 2009 Looking back through my Ireland posts of 2009, I see I haven’t done a post on Bunratty Castle itself, only the Folk Park, a re-creation of 19th century Irish life Sooo .. instead of … Continue reading →

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As it’s St Patrick’s Day …

Posted on March 17, 2011 by momsmeanderings

… here is the statue of St Patrick – at the foot of Croagh Patrick (Ireland’s holy mountain) at the town of Murrisk in County Mayo Croagh Patrick in the distance – under rain clouds!!  St Patrick watches over Murrisk and … Continue reading →

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Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare …

Posted on July 6, 2010 by momsmeanderings

Time for a little more of Ireland to share – haven’t done a post for ages on the many places hubby and I visited when we travelled around beautiful Ireland in October last year .. .. with Liscannor in the … Continue reading →

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Bunratty Folk Park ….

Posted on April 26, 2010 by momsmeanderings

.. at Bunratty Castle, Co. Clare, is where 19th century Irish life is recreated … and hubby and I visited the Castle and Folk Park on a day like today … cold, cloudy and rainy !! Today – this weather … Continue reading →

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