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Ireland 2009

At the end of June 2009, Patrick Rowley and his wife Ann organized yet another "pub crawl" of the southwest coast of Ireland ending with two days in Dublin. We left Dulles at 7:30 pm and arrived in Dublin at 7:30 am which was actually 7 hours later plus the 5 hour time difference. We immediately flew to Shannon arriving at 10:30 am and boarded othe tour bus with our driver/guide Martin Raft who was called Matthew. We didn't go to our hotel but rather headed immediately for the Cliffs of Moher where our adventure began...
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Across from the entrance of Croag Patrick, there is a monument of the Coffin Ship commemorating those who died immigrating from Ireland during the famine. This is an HDR (high dynamic range) rendering of the site.
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Across from the entrance of Croag Patrick, there is a monument of the Coffin Ship commemorating those who died immigrating from Ireland during the famine. This is an HDR (high dynamic range) rendering of the site.

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  • This is an HDR capture of the back of St. Nicholas Church. We were told that Christopher Columbus "almost certainly" worshipped here.
  • After a day in Galway we were on to Westport. This is just an image out of the bus window along the way.
  • On the way to Westport.
  • The next morning we started a free day in Westport. Just a stroll into town revealed the requisite pub with flowers out front.
  • A little further up the street we found some interesting facades.
  • I couldn't resist the Grocer & Ironmonger where you buy your groceries and hardware, of course.
  • The Mall on the river Carrow Beg, Westport, County Mayo
  • Stone bridge over the river Carrow Beg, Westport, County Mayo.
  • I could tell you that this was the van we used for travel...
  • Walking through Westport.
  • A house right at the start of the river walk on the Carrow Beg at the Mall.
  • Footprints
  • A fallen window box, river walk, Carrow Beg, Westport.
  • The ubiquitous Fuscia.
  • That afternoon we took a side trip to Croag Patrick. Naturally, there was a pub at the base of the mountain with a window box of flowers.
  • Oops I forgot the requisite keg.
  • This is the entrance to the pub just adjacent to Croag Patrick which was a bit of an unpleasant place.
  • Croag Patrick (HDR rendering).
  • Across from the entrance of Croag Patrick, there is a monument of the Coffin Ship commemorating those who died immigrating from Ireland during the famine. This is an HDR (high dynamic range) rendering of the site.
  • This is an HDR rendering of the vista just behind the Coffin Ship monument.
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