St Patrick's weekend for us was spent in the gateway to the West of Ireland, Roscommon.
It was sort of like another world.
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| The old castle on an island in Lough Key is like something out of mythology. |
We found castles, a windmill, a whole lot of fantastic craft beer in a wonderful pub, tasty local food, and more!
For now, enjoy this scenic photo essay teaser :-)
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| Elphin windmill , Roscommon, is from the 18th century. |
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| The Child of Prague phone box, Roscommon, Ireland |
Lots in Roscommon was other-worldly, or of another time.
This old phone box, now home to a statue of the Child of Prague, kept away the rain from Roscommon's Paddy's Day parades!
Did he phone a friend?
There aren't many towns where a 5 minute stroll will bring you to an enormous ruined castle.
Fabulous.
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| Roscommon Castle, Ireland Hope you enjoyed- I'll dish the dirt & share more photos on Roscommon next post! |
Those castles look very impressive - if I were a television director I would have them (by the way: do you know Irish tv crime/detective-series, old or new?)
ReplyDeleteHi Brigitta, thanks for stopping by :-) Lots of people rave about Love/Hate, an Irish crime drama- here's a link to tell you more. No castles in that, I'd think, though :-) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love/Hate_(TV_series)
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ReplyDeleteLove the photos, especially the one at the top of the castle on Lough Key. You did some nice trickery with those pics :)
I'll be looking forward to your followup
Liam
Thanks Liam! That's the ol' Snapseed :-) Great app!
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