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Wordless Wednesday – “I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes…”

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My High Tower

Hardly a day goes by that I don’t think about the trip I took to Ireland this past spring. I never thought it possible to fall in love with a place, but I did. Never in a million years did … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday – Celtic Cross

One of the many Celtic crosses we encountered on our trip to Ireland. Check out Wordless Wednesday over at 5 Minutes for Mom. You’ll be glad you did. Have I mentioned that I went to Ireland? I thought so. Mark … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday – Ain’t Nothin’ But an Elvis Sighting

Elvis sighting in Ireland at the Shannon Airport. Yeah, I know, it’s supposed to be “Wordless Wednesday”, but I felt like there needed to be a little explanation. Check out other Wordless Wednesdays pics from around the blogosphere by clicking … Continue reading

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Two Sisters Far and Away

This is a picture of me and Sis on our cruise on the only fjord in Ireland, Killary Fjord. It was a nice cruise. A little cool and windy but the hot cocoa on board was quite tasty! PS - Fjords … Continue reading

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Happily Ever After – and a Castle to boot!

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Farty Tree and a Turd (43 1/3)

Forty Shades of Green I close my eyes and picture the emerald of the sea From the fishin boats at Dingle to the shores at Dunehea I miss the River Shannon and the folks at Skibbereen The moorlands and meadows … Continue reading

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Attention Reader Number 3

I have been informed by some of my readership that my blog entries have become boring because they are all about boring, Irish history “stuff”. So I am taking a poll amongst the five known readers of this blog: What … Continue reading

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Gleann dhá locha

Day 3 – We took a drive through the Wicklow Mountains to a beautiful and peaceful place called, Glendalough – which in Irish means, Glen of the Two Lakes. This was a 6th century monastary site founded by St. Kevin … Continue reading

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It’s Neither a Temple Nor a Bar

On Saturday, while in Dublin, we visited a section of town known as Temple Bar. The area was probably named after the Temple family who lived there in the early 17th century. Temple Bar was the location of the first … Continue reading

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