Monthly Archives: February 2020

Ireland 2019: Connemara, Part Two — Killary Harbour and Lough Nafooey

Posted on February 27, 2020 by crowcanyonjournal

Connemara Man: Killary Harbour is Ireland’s only fjord. Wicklow Woman: Not True. There are many fjords in eastern Ireland. Wicklow has two, in fact. Connemara Man: They are fjards, not fjords. Wicklow Woman: Fjords, fjards. Who cares?* (see note at … Continue reading →

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Ireland 2019: Connemara, Part One — Kylemore Abbey

Posted on February 23, 2020 by crowcanyonjournal

Connemara is the name of the area of County Galway that is bounded by Killary Fjord on the north, Galway Bay on the south and the Atlantic Ocean on the west. There have been many arguments as to what constitutes … Continue reading →

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Ireland 2019: Knock Shrine

Posted on February 9, 2020 by crowcanyonjournal

Portugal has its Fatima and France has its Lourdes. Ireland has its national Marian Shrine, too, and it is located in a tiny village called Knock in County Mayo about 70 kilometers north of the city of Galway. On Saturday … Continue reading →

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Ireland 2019: My Biggest Surprise

Posted on February 5, 2020 by crowcanyonjournal

We have experienced a lot of surprises on our annual overseas jaunts these last few decades. Here’s the story of our biggest surprise in last year’s visit to Ireland: It was a Friday and our fifth day in Galway and … Continue reading →

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Ireland 2019: J M Synge and the Aran Islands

Posted on February 2, 2020 by crowcanyonjournal

The famous Irish playwright John Millington Synge brought the Aran Islands to the outside world a little over a hundred years ago. Synge was living in France in the 1890s when he ran into W B Yeats who recommended that … Continue reading →

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