LynnMGallagher:
The dock on Inis Oírr where the ferry from Rosseveal, Co. Galway, unloads the lucky visitors.
LynnMGallagher:
There are no tour busses on Inis Oírr, but there are tourist "traps". (Pun intended.)
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The main intersection nearby the pier. Note that the hostel sign points into the ocean, but it's OK since this sign is actually on the edge of the hostel property so you can't really miss seeing it.
LynnMGallagher:
Concert at Áras Éanna with Mick Conneely.
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One of the main roads on Inis Oírr. This was my walk home from class each day, from the school on the hill to the hostel on the shore.
LynnMGallagher:
This little path between the stone walls is the pedestrian walkway from my school to the best little tea room on the island.
LynnMGallagher:
The island version of Starbucks. No coffee, just water.
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Although I usually visit Ireland in the fall to avoid tourists, I have to admit that it is even prettier in June when the flowers in the stone walls are in bloom.
LynnMGallagher:
A modern house built in a style that blends in beautifully with the old stone walls.
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Wild flowers along the walls.
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Alter of Cill Ghobnait, an 11th century church ruin.
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Entrance to Cill Ghobnait, an 11the century church ruin.
LynnMGallagher:
These flowers were so diaphanous, airy and downy that they looked as though they would float away
LynnMGallagher:
I imagine that this type of flower was once planted in a garden, but they seem to travel about the island on their own now. Flower migration.
LynnMGallagher:
The water around Inis Oírr is actually this blue and clean. This beach could rival any tropical island beach as a swimming destination if it were't so chilly.
LynnMGallagher:
It's such a beautiful beach, but too cold for me to take a swim.
LynnMGallagher:
Caisleán Uí Bhriain & Dún Formna (15th Century Castle & Stone Fort)
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Cute little cottages used as yard art.
LynnMGallagher:
The house next door to the hostel on Inis Oîrr.
LynnMGallagher:
This is the Inis Oírr version of a tour bus. No need to worry about getting run off the road on Inis Oírr.
LynnMGallagher:
This is a monument to men lost at sea. It was created by an American woman who holds a stone carving workshop on Inis Oírr each year. Unfortunatly the sun was not in a good position to show off the artwork.
LynnMGallagher:
These flowers were actually bright orange, but my camera turned them yellow.
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Pizza parlor on Inis Oîrr.
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Boats in the sun on Inis Oírr.
LynnMGallagher:
St. Kevin's Church (Teampall Chaomhán) is a 10th Century church near the grave of St. Kevin. It was buried by drifting sands but is now kept clear of sand by the residents of the island.
LynnMGallagher:
St. Kevin's Church on Inis Oírr is surrounded by a cemetery which is still in use.
LynnMGallagher:
St. Kevin's Church on Inis Oírr is surrounded by a graveyard which is still in use.
LynnMGallagher:
Because there are no tour busses on Inis Oírr, bicycling here is much safer than bicycling on Inis Mór.
LynnMGallagher:
Old Gate and wall, new house.
LynnMGallagher:
I passed this little collection of stones while on my Sunday walk. I don't know if they are some ancient stone circle or just a bunch of rocks. They were way out at the end of the island, so no one was around to ask.
