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Westport Waterfront
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Limestone Hills in The Burren
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Clare and Mayo
Sunday, 2006-10-08 – Clare and Mayo
I won’t say that I was precisely dreading the flight to Ireland, but I knew it would be a long one, with connections in Chicago and Boston. I can rarely sleep more than a few hours on a long flight, so it was with great relief that I looked out the window and saw the green fields of Clare around Shannon airport. I hadn’t realized that Shannon was such a tiny airport, and by 9:00 am we were walking across the road to our rental car.
More From The Burren
Cows in The Burren
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Tower at Cliffs of Moher
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This observation tower was built in Victorian times.
A Dim View of the Aran Islands
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It was too cloudy to see the Aran Islands very clearly from the Cliffs of Moher.
Looking Down From the Cliffs of Moher
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Irish Horse
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This handsome gray was stabled in the yard which was overlooked by the self-catered cottage that we shared at the Clonshire Equestrian Center. I was told that this complex of buildings was built in the eighteenth century. The gray’s alert expression was caused by my taking photos right before dinner, and He Had Hopes, as did his stablemates.