Tag Archives: Ireland

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Big Changes on the Way

Today I’m posting another of approximately five jillion possible Ireland photos, this one of the beautiful town of Limerick.

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Derry or Londonderry?

It depends on who you ask.

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I Couldn’t Even Put Its Name In The Title

Let’s get the giggling out of the way right now, shall we? Say it with me: Dingle, Dingle, Dingle. Feel better? One more, just in case. I’ll wait. Okay. It’s a relief you can’t hear me giggle every time I type it, because then there’d be no denying my inner 12-year-old.

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Ireland: Bonus Architecture Edition

This will be a short post, but next time I’ll wrap up the Ireland trip with a meaty post and lots of pictures, centered on a place whose name still makes me giggle. Because I’m 12. Today I wanted to share a few photos of two very old buildings, since I have no shortage of love for old buildings and no qualms inflicting that love […]

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Galway: Where We Took Getting Lost To An Entirely New Level

Galway is a smallish city (about 80,000 people) on the western coast of Ireland. Mom and I drove there from Dublin, and since we’d had a couple days driving on the left and deciphering Irish directions, we were feeling pretty cocky about getting around. Ha! Silly us.

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The Monastery at Clonmacnoise

I know I said I’d talk about Galway next, but I was looking at photos and decided to post a few of the monastery at Clonmacnoise instead. (I think it’s pronounced “klon-muh-noish” but don’t quote me.)

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Dublin: Where I Didn’t Kill Us

We flew in and out of Dublin, so we spent one night at each end of our trip at the Hilton Dublin Airport Hotel. I’m not a big fan of giant chains, but I have to say, Paris Hilton’s family got it right. We had a beautiful room and excellent service for not a ton of money. Also, since it was close to the airport […]

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10 Truths About Ireland

I’m writing a series of posts about my trip to Ireland, but I thought I’d start with some things you should know if you get the chance to go:

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