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Beauty of Gliding Above Mayo, Ireland
This is a video story. Even better, few if any words. let’s start with the former castle home of Lord Mountbatten…near Sligo town. Then the flying beauty above R366 of the Connemara’s. Finally, the White Cliffs of Ashleam. Thanks to the amazing, graceful and beautiful footage shot by Doug Zajaczkowski. I hope this was fun!…
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Best of Drives in Ireland: Slea Head, Dingle.
Slea Head drive is truly spectacular; it has that magic of a winding Irish coastal road, where each turn opens an new vista, or site… https://www.thewildatlanticway.com/stage/dingle-peninsula/
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Magpie’s song and the roar of the Twincam race.
The An Duras Bui, the shepherd’s hut, was deep in the countryside of the Sperrin Mountains. The roads were more like narrow car paths, so tight the bushes whipped your windows as you passed. How anyone could take the challenge of these tiny lanes with a roaring engine was astonishing. How was I to know…
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The Best of Sligo, Ireland: the Land of Legends, as told by Sean Cunningham.
Ireland is a Land of Legends. The modern and the Neolithic live in close proximity. The tales of giants and warriors, lovers and spirits fluidly intertwine. In so many ways, the vibrant history of the Irish (pre-British colonization) is core to their character and a vital part of their present. Few places hold more of…
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Visiting the Mighty Connemara, Ireland: video that speaks to the awe you will feel.
There are a thousand reasons why the Connemara National Park and region are so legendary. The haunting views. The boggy-laden ground that goes on forever. The lonely hikes and walks in the shadow ominous, bulging mountains. The contrast of greens, browns and the blue of the sky as it battles for dominance wit the constant…
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Connemara, Achill, Sligo, Ireland. A video wrap-up. (And the amazing Sean Cunningham.)
In the past few years, I have spent months driving around Ireland. Nearly all of it. With few exceptions, it has been a series of visual and personal and altogether very Human revelations — which, when Fate tips it’s hat, travelling can gift you. But it does not always happen. With Ireland it happens again…
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Visiting N. Ireland and you missed the Shepherd’s Hut of the Sperrin Mtns?
Justine says it best: “At the Shepherds Hut, you just feel like you’re part of nature. There’s almost a mystical feeling about it to me. And that’s what’s so hard to convey in social media, is that it’s not just the views. It’s not just the hot tub. There’s an actual mystical beauty to it…
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The Tuareg: Regal Blue Man tribe of the Sahara
The blue man, a Tuareg tribesman, was incredibly tall. Because of his draping blue robes, his long legs seemed like he was gliding across the sand. It was a slow walk past mud buildings to a mosque that was a thousand years old. As he spoke of the mosque’s royal history, gently animated, he held…
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Can you count the many shades of green? Give up. (Gleninchaquin Park, County Kerry.)
Stories tell us that the Goddess Eiru is the body of the island and thus the people are the caretakers of her body and soul. And with such abundance and gift of beauty, how could one not? Their relationship with the land is astonishingly strong. Such is Ireland. Few places represent this astounding beauty of…
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Let Irish history come alive with the passion & authenticity of Davy Holden (Kilkenny).
Davy Holden has just entered his 30’s but already owns the wisdom of someone who understands his country’s history form a very human and authentic place.
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Stories of being lost and found. Michael, my savior in the wilds of of the Sperrin Mountains, N. Ireland.
The magnificent Sperrin Mountains of Northern Ireland and getting lost, then delightfully found.
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