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Pembrokeshire and Ireland - 2014 June and July
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Typical Pembrokeshire countryside
Letterston
Little Newcastle
Skomer
Dale
Westdale Bay
Dale
St Ann's Head
Broad Haven Youf Hostel
IKEA bunk beds are fairly lightweight. Here they are taking no chances: it is in steel and the top deck could take a 130 kg person with no problem
St Brides Castle
Puffin Shuttle
The
Puffin Shuttle zooms along these narrow Pembrokeshire lanes with great confidence. But the driver did slow down for these runners
Usually it is other vehicles that have to reverse to get by
St Davids
Wyn Evans, bishop
I uploaded this image for Wikipedia and even before I had finished writing the
description, someone from Lodz had used the image in the
relevant article!
Pembroke Dock → Rosslare Harbour
As we drove away from the ship, we noted how quiet the Irish roads were. then we reminded ourselves that it was 7 o'clock on a Sunday morning. In fact they never got very busy and we encountered no serious traffic queues throughout our visit.
Fuascailt
Fuascailt translates as ransom, release or resolution.
We travelled to Ireland with four hours of rebel songs on CD. And within an hour of landing we found the first site to play one: "We are the Boys of Wexford".
Wexford County Council – "Fuascailt"
On 30 May 1798, United Irish Insurgent forces intercepted the reinforcements for the Wexford garrison near this place. The overwhelming of the troops resulted in the evacuation of Wexford by Crown forces. In this engagement Thomas Cloney, Colonel of the Bantry battalion of the United Irishmen commanded the Insurgent forces. Nearby in the Meadow lie some 80 men of the Royal Artillery and Meath Militia who were killed in the battle.
There is nothing surer than that Irish men of every denomination must stand or fall together. William Orr, 1797.
Unveiled by Mr. Hugh Byrne, Minister of State at the Department of the Marine and Natural Resources on 16 November 1998.
Chairman of Wexford County Council Leo Cartny
County Manager Seamus Dooley
Sculptor Eamonn O'Doherty
Dungarvan
Cobh
Cork
Béal na Bláth
Upton
Kinsale
Timoleague
Michael Collins Centre
Skibbereen
Ballydehob
Bantry Bay
Bantry
Glengariff
House called Guerin's. Lesley surprised me by knowing about
Veronica Guerin who was murdered on 26 June 1996 by drug barons
Garnish Island
The Ewe Experience
Near Caherdaniel
Waterville
Keel
Portmagee
Valentia
Kells
Rossbeigh
Kerry Bog Village
Annalack
Dunbeg Promontory Fort
Irish Famine Cottages
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Clogher Head
Gallarus Oratory
Gallarus Castle
Inch Strand
Kate Kearney's Cottage
Ross Castle
Muckross House
Level crossing
Slightly surprising to find a level crossing on a fairly busy main road - the N22
Cork Meeting House
Cork
Dungarvan
Browne–Clayton Monument
Wexford
Rosslare village
Rosslare Harbour → Pembroke Dock
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