Killybegs is the largest fishing port in Ireland, and is located in County Donegal. It’s a natural deep water harbor which handles big fishing ships, and also deals with the shipping industry. Recently, Killybegs has become a port for the importation of wind turbines, and is a service port for the offshore gas/oil drilling rigs. [...]
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When Polly #2 stayed in Donegal on her trip to Ireland, as usual she couldn’t resist checking out the nearby bay. Donegal Bay is an inlet on the Atlantic Ocean in the northwest of Ireland. It is Ireland’s largest bay, and has some of the best surfing in Europe due to it’s location and shape. [...]
Galway Bay is a large bay on the west coast of Ireland. We stayed in Galway for one evening, and Polly #2 couldn’t resist taking a walk in the evening to check out the water! 3 people like this post. Like Unlike
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Polly #2 was very excited when she found out that she’s be going on a jaunting car ride in Killarney. Jaunting cars are horse drawn carts that are open to the elements (unless there’s really bad weather), and are operated by local people called jarvies. The jarvies are knowledgeable about local folklore and other information, [...]
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Close to Cruit Island is a small village called Kincasslagh, which is located by the sea in one of the most beautiful and scenic regions of Ireland, the Rosses in North West Donegal. // var [...]
Cruit Island (pronounced Crutch), is a small inhabited island in region of County Donegal in Ireland. It is connected to the mainland by bridge, and has a scenic 9 hole golf course on it. 2 people like this post. Like Unlike
Polly #2 was more than happy to spend some time on Narin Beach after eating dinner at a nearby restaurant one evening. It’s located on the Atlantic Ocean in County Donegal in Northwest Ireland. It has a fine, white sand and a lovely view of the water. [...]
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Polly #2 was excited to visit the Foynes Flying Boat Museum while she was in Ireland. According to their website, The Foynes Flying Boat Museum which housed in the original terminal building in County Limerick, recalls that nostalgic era when Foynes became the centre of the aviation world from 1939 to 1945. The Museum has [...]
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One of the most popular, and well known exports in Ireland are knit sweaters called Aran sweaters, because of the area of Ireland where they began. The Aran Islands are three islands at the mouth of Galway Bay, off the western coast of Ireland. The people of the region make their living from farming and [...]
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Recently Polly #2 accompanied Debbie on a trip to Ireland. She was very confused when she saw that the steering wheel was on the opposite side of the car, and really confused when she saw that Debbie was driving on the left hand side of the road. She was only used to seeing Debbie drive [...]
