Tag Archives: Irish music

Ireland 2019: Dublin’s Merrion Square

Posted on May 22, 2020 by crowcanyonjournal

The four Georges from the German House of Hanover ruled Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1830 and this period as well as the popular architectural style of the time has become known as Georgian. Early in the 18th … Continue reading →

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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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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: The Aran Islands, Part Two

Posted on January 26, 2020 by crowcanyonjournal

After visiting the Seven Churches on the west side of Inishmore our guide / driver turned around and headed back to the middle and narrowest portion of the island where we found a couple of shops and a café nestled … Continue reading →

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Ireland 2019: The Aran Islands, Part One

Posted on January 19, 2020 by crowcanyonjournal

The Day after our trip to the Cliffs of Moher (see here) we visited the island of Inishmore, the largest of the three Aran Islands in the Atlantic Ocean just off Galway Bay. The Aran Islands are recognized as the … Continue reading →

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Ireland 2019: Galway’s Magdalen Laundry

Posted on December 16, 2019 by crowcanyonjournal

We ventured back and forth between Galway’s New Coach Station and our Eyre Square Townhouse hotel several times during our one-week stay in Galway. On one day we exited the bus station after our trip to the Cliffs of Moher … Continue reading →

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Ireland 2019: The Cliffs of Moher

Posted on December 6, 2019 by crowcanyonjournal

It was our third day in Galway and the first of several days that we devoted to all day bus tours of areas nearby. On this day we decided to visit the Cliffs of Moher and other sites in County … Continue reading →

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Ireland 2019: The Concert at St Nicholas’ Church in Galway

Posted on November 18, 2019 by crowcanyonjournal

Most people who profess belief in the teachings of Jesus Christ call themselves Christians. And most Western European Christians call themselves either Catholics or Protestants. But not so for the members of the Church of Ireland. They call themselves Catholics … Continue reading →

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