Gallery 2
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The cliffs on the Atlantic side of Inishmore, 100 meters above the crashing waves below
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Getting a better view of the coastline
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Can make a mother nervous
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There is a lot of stone on the islands. Sand even has to be imported. A stone wall around the meadow is not special, the meadow itself is!
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The islands have long attracted artists, writers & film makers
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Layers of sand and seaweed were mixed on top of rocks to create fertile soil, a technique used to grow potatoes and other vegetables. The islanders also constructed unique boats for fishing, building their thatched cottages from the materials available or trading with the mainland.
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The same seaweed method also provided grazing grass within stone-wall enclosures grass for cattle and sheep, which in turn provided wool and yarn to make handwoven trousers, skirts and jackets, handknitted sweaters, shawls, caps, and hide shoes.
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The same seaweed method also provided grazing grass within stone-wall enclosures grass for cattle and sheep, which in turn provided wool and yarn to make handwoven trousers, skirts and jackets, handknitted sweaters, shawls, caps, and hide shoes.
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Kilronan is the principal town on the island
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Lots of cow stuff on the ground, not to be stepped in
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Kay is showing off her sweater, soon to be warn by her granddaughter, due to be born in December.
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Lunch in Adare, one of Irland's most beautiful villages
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Beautiful rose gardens of Tralee
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A monument honoring Rose Kennedy is a main feature of the garden
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