Sunday, June 21, 2009

Near North Ireland South of the Border














WE started our Northern Ireland Adventure on Monday, June 22. We first drove north of Galway for the first time into Connemara. This is beautiful country. We went through a pass between the Connemara National Park and the Maumturk Mountains, along a gorgeous lake, through quaint villages, and through fields of drying peat. This is what they dig up and use to heat their homes in winter.


Here you can see big Jeff Diging in the Peat Bog





This drive took us into County Mayo…a new county for us! We spent the night in a village (not even a town) at the local tavern/inn/restaurant. We ate a home cooked meal in the tavern and slept upstairs. Very cozy.

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