Monthly Archives: March 2020

Ireland 2019: Dublin’s Custom House Quay

Posted on March 27, 2020 by crowcanyonjournal

We checked out of our hotel one Monday morning in July last year and walked through Eyre Square to the  Galway New Coach Station and hopped on board the coach for our return trip to Dublin where we planned to … Continue reading →

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Ireland 2019: Our Galway Girl

Posted on March 21, 2020 by crowcanyonjournal

Our oldest granddaughter Sophie decided to make a video of herself dancing all over Galway as a souvenir from our week-long visit to Galway last Summer. I was able to capture a few of her dance steps here and there.

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Ireland 2019: Connemara, Part Four — Ross Errily Friary

Posted on March 14, 2020 by crowcanyonjournal

There are more than 100 medieval monastic sites lying in ruins all over Ireland. Followers of St Patrick began building them in the 6th century. Viking raiders began destroying them in the 9th century. Norman conquerors began building more in … Continue reading →

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Ireland 2019: Connemara, Part Three — Cong

Posted on March 1, 2020 by crowcanyonjournal

In the summer of 1951 legendary Hollywood film director John Ford descended on the tiny village of Cong in western Ireland and commenced filming what would the following year result in his receiving his fourth Academy Award for Best Director. … Continue reading →

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