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Moville Community Performance
July 6, 2017
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The night we were in Moville, there was a fundraising community performance, and our group was invited to share the stage. It opened with a ...
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The Crown Chakra of Ireland
July 6, 2017
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The unique peninsula of Inishowen in Donegal, is the North of the North, where people live gracefully and with kindness. We were welcomed at the ...
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Queen Maeve’s Tomb
July 6, 2017
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The way from Ennis to Donegal is long, and on small roads. We took an impulsive break in Galway for some shopping and busking, eliciting ...
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The Rocky Burren
July 6, 2017
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Coming back from going all the way over the blanket of rounded rocks to the ocean, Keenan said this was the best moment so far. ...
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Ennis Town
July 6, 2017
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After nearly two weeks walking in the country, we hit the town with euros in our pockets and BOOKSHOPS to visit! With the Rowan Tree ...
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Open Mic Story Slam and Tune Jam
July 5, 2017
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It was the brainchild of Madeline and Keenan that instead of drumming up an audience for our performance at the beautiful hall at Boghill, we ...
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Boghill
July 5, 2017
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We had two nights, one full day, and a lifetime at the Boghill Centre. We walked into their ecclectic round rooms filled with books for ...
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The Road to Lisdoonvarna
July 5, 2017
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There’s a classic tune every beginning Irish musician learns – The Road to Lisdoonvarna. Well, that road runs from the rocky coast of Doolin high ...
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Cliffwalking
June 30, 2017
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Leaving Crann Og on Saturday morning, we rode the bus across the county of Clare to the coast, where we all got out at the ...
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Visiting the Kilbeacanty School
June 30, 2017
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Spontaneously, our last day at Crann Og, we got permission to try out our performance at the local elementary school. Three classes, with children from ...
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Crann Og – the eco sanctuary
June 30, 2017
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We descended like a flock of sparrows on the sacred space of Crann Og, a retreat center with magically minded facilitators. Nearly impossible to find, ...
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The Long Walk
June 23, 2017
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To get off the Dingle peninsula when you’re a bard, there is just one way to travel (walking) but many kinds of weather. We, being ...
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Meeting a Bard
June 23, 2017
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After our experience with Marie, the artist, we went back to the the Pottery (http://www.louismulcahy.com/) to see the other side of this intensely creative man. Louis ...
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Learning to See
June 21, 2017
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After a day on the Great Blasket Island, sketching and working with watercolors, we went to the home of Marie Simonds-Gooding, a world known artist ...
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Swimming with Seals
June 20, 2017
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Seals are shy. Everyone knows that. Shy, and dangerous. But perhaps that’s because people often were known to kill them for their oil and meat. ...
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The Back Side of the Island
June 20, 2017
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Initially, our idea was to circumnavigate the island, walking the ten kilometers around before catching the ferry again. But the beauty was so striking that ...
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The Great Blasket Ferry
June 20, 2017
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The ferry to Great Blasket Island has been able to go out only four times in the last two months, due to weather. But when ...
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The First Day – Shannon to Dingle
June 20, 2017
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It is stunning how well you can function even after the slightest hint of sleep on the airplane. The sun was up, the air soft, ...
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Backlog of Adventure!
June 20, 2017
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Despite our best intentions, our thousand pictures have been worth not even one word. We underestimated the intense schedule when we had wifi, and then ...
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IRELAND!
June 17, 2017
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Half the group has never left our country before, so even the little things are amazing — like round seated toilets, and driving on the ...
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One week to go…
June 7, 2017
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The to-do lists have been mating like rabbits, and now are bouncing all over the house...
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Let the Journey Begin…
June 1, 2017
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Our new blog to chronicle our travels and adventures in Ireland is almost ready...
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