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This is a close up of a new monument which commemarates the 1916 Uprising. Song lyrics are cut into the brass. Co. Clare is considered by many as the center of Irish traditional music.
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A quiet street in the center of Ennis on a rainy Sunday morning.
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Small square in the shopping section of Ennis on a rainy Sunday morning.
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Because it was Sunday morning, the pubs were closed and no cars were parked in front of them. So I finally got pictures of a few of the many pubs of Ennis.
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Sewing Goods Store in Ennis, Ireland.
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This three diamond Jacobean chinney is atop a house that was built sometime between 1580 and 1650. The house was in danger of falling so the government undertook a restoration of the house including taking the chimny apart and rebuilding it. Old oak found
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Ennis version of Barnes and Nobel. Closed on Sunday when I passed by before noon
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Ireland has much more outoor art than the US. Instead of billboards along the highway, they have art. This art, located in Ennis' Market Square, depicts what the square would have looked like in bygone days.
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Me singing in a pub. :-)
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Show me the money.
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These guys are negotiating the sale of the cow.
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Dog says, "You have mistaken me for a cane."
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Because it was Sunday morning, the pubs were closed and no cars were parked in front of them. So I finally got pictures of a few of the many pubs of Ennis.
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A view across the river in Ennis.
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A bench. I don't think I would be comfortable with someone's nose at my butt. I didn't sit because the bench was wet with rain.
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More outdoor art in Ennis.
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Bindon Street, Ennis, Ireland
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The originial owner was Bindon Blood who built his house in Georgian style, but his widow added the bay window after his death.
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Flowers growing in a pot in Ennis, Ireland.
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County Clare library administrative offices close to the wide Georgian streets.
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Art in Front of the Ennis Library, Ireland
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Another of the carvings in the grass in front of the library. They are set in a circle like an ancient stone circle and is a part of a human figure. Each is smaller than the one preceding it in the circle.
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Window of a pub called "The Copper Jug" in Ennis, Ireland.
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The Copper Jug, Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland
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A grotto in front of the courthouse. I guess this is where you stop to ask for divine help before facing the judge.
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Eamon de Valera Statue, Ennis, Ireland
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This carving in Ennis Friary is known as Christ's Pity. His hands are bound and the objects around him represent the crucifiction
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Ennis Friary (sometimes called Ennis Abbey) is a 13th Century Franciscan Friary founded by the O'Briens of Thormond. At one time 300 friars and 600 students lived there.
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Carving in the Floor of the Ennis Friary, Ireland.
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Beautiful carvings at Ennis Friary. The tomb of the Creaghs of Dangan.
