Ireland 2006 Travelogue
Destination: Ireland
Travel Company: 1 2 Travel, Dublin
When: 02 Sep – 14 Sep 2006
Duration: 13 days of sightseeing
Photos taken: 2989
Prologue:
I've always wanted to go to Ireland ever since Kathy and I spent our honeymoon in the U.K., and didn't get a chance to hop over there. Some may think it's because I have some Irish relatives: the Quigleys and the O'Donnells, or because my brother Joe and his daughter play in an Irish band called “Gaelic Tribe.” But the real reason I wanted to go was to visit and experience the birthplace of some of the pagan religious traditions: the Celts, the Druids, the Wiccans and of course the Vikings; the “Old religions” that existed among the people before Christianity took hold. Of course, I grew up Catholic, so I was interested in that tradition too. Ireland is a land of great majesty and beauty, steeped with rich traditions of religion and music but torn by millenniums of war, struggle and conflict. Its people are beautiful, considerate, proud and just plain “fun.”
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Day 1 |
Saturday 02 Sep 2006 |
Dublin Airport, Drogheda, Dundalk |
Bob: 44 photos Kathy: 36 photos |
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Day 2 |
Sunday 03 September 2006 |
Drogheda to Carrickfergus |
Bob: 96 photos Kathy: 70 photos |
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Day 3 |
Monday 04 Sept 2006 |
Northern Ireland to Derry |
Bob: 152 photos Kathy: 187 photos |
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Day 4 |
Tuesday 05 Sept 2006 |
Derry to Sligo |
Bob: 104 photos Kathy: 80 photos |
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Day 5 |
Wednesday 06 Sept 2006 |
Galway area |
Bob: 70 photos Kathy: 128 photos |
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Day 6 |
Thursday 07 Sept 2006 |
Sligo to Doolin |
Bob: 150 photos Kathy: 175 photos |
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Day 7 |
Friday 08 Sept 2006 |
Doolin to Castleisland |
Bob: 80 photos Kathy: 115 photos |
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Day 8 |
Saturday 09 Sept 2006 |
Castleisland to Sneem |
Bob: 152 photos Kathy: 144 photos |
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Day 9 |
Sunday 10 Sept 2006 |
Sneem to Cashel |
Bob: 111 photos Kathy: 103 photos |
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Day 10 |
Monday 11 Sept 2006 |
Cashel to Thomastown |
Bob: 123 photos Kathy: 144 photos |
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Day 11 |
Tuesday 12 Sept 2006 |
Thomastown to Dublin |
Bob: 102 photos Kathy: 164 photos |
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Day 12 |
Wednesday 13 Sept 2006 |
Dublin |
Bob: 96 photos Kathy: 137 photos |
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Day 13 |
Thursday 14 Sept 2006 |
Dublin |
Bob: 79 photos Kathy: 147 photos |
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