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| The day began with mass - this time at a relatively new church |
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| The interior reminds me a little of St Michael's in Greenfield |
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| The nave is modern but very nicely done. The parish patron saint is St Oliver Plunkett, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland during the persecution of Catholics in England & Ireland during the reformation. St Plunkett died as a martyr in 1681. |
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| The presider was once again Bishop Don Hying of Gary concelebrating with the two priests from Milwaukee |
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| This small pipe organ caught my attention since my sister is a harpist and would appreciate seeing it! |
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| These hills are the largest exposed limestone deposits in the world. On the road between Galway andThe Cliffs of Moher |
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| This abandoned castle cannot be demolished under Irish law. Many such old manor houses dot the countryside in Ireland |
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| This is yet another |
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| This small shed is built along the lines of a traditional Irish cottage with the thatched roof. |
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| We stopped after climbing a switchback road which challenged our driver Morris' abilities! Galway Bay is visible in the background |
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| Our guide is very good, amiable and anxious to please - here he snaps a photo for Susan |
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| The Burrin Castle Hotel tries to capitalize on the Castle craze. |
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| The stone fence is everywhere in Western Ireland. The ground is so rocky that in order to do anything with it at all, the rocks needed to be stacked somewhere. Where better than a fence! |
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| This spa specializes in seaweed wraps - sounds just exactly like how I want to spend and afternoon! |
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| We stopped for lunch and a stretch in the tiny village of Doolin, just a mile or so from the bay. |
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| Guiness is the largest brewery in Ireland and ads such as this are common |
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| Crows are everywhere! |
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| Doolin is popular as a vacation destination in the season. We were about 4 weeks too late. |
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Theresa on the bridge over the stream |
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| The stream that passes through Doolin leads to the Bay in just a mile or so. |
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| This happens to be on the edge of Doolin but it could be anywhere in the region. |
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| Kevin Doolin, one of our pilgrims, was especially tickled to return here! |
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| The chef in Fitzpatrick Bar went back into the kitchen to lay our more apple pies when Theresa asked him to! |
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| The Fitzpatrick Bar is a nice little place that specializes in feeding tour bus loads of people! |
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| The bar side is nice too. Here Buzz & Beth, Diana & Mike enjoy a cool one! |
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| These nostalgia photos of Guiness in the days of manul beer making! |
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| The apple pie was excellent! |
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| The islands off shore are often shrouded in fog as today |
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| These cliffs rise as high as 710 feet off the water. There is a well defined area that only allows you to get within about 10 feet from the edge. Even with that, there are a few foolhardy folks that slip off the edge each year. |
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| O'Brien's Tower provides an additional few feet of elevation. It was very windy and chilly, so we opted not to climb the tower |
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| The interpretation center had a pseudo-3D movie that loops every couple of minutes to give you a bird's eye . . . |
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| . . . as well as a fish's eye view of the Cliffs |
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| The Center also has many hands on ways to learn more about the geology and sea life of the Cliffs |
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| This small shrine to St Bridget of Ireland is just outside of Liscannor. |
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This monument to benevolent landlord Cornelius O'Brien (same O'Brien as in the Tower at the Cliffs) |
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Another abandoned medieval manor house |
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This statue memorializes James Hunley, inventor of the first submarine craft! |
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This monument depicts a beggar boy rapping at the door of the poor house |
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We crossed this small stream in Ennistymon |
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We enjoyed dinner with Kim and her Aunt (and Godmother) Mary. |
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This was our view from the 14th floor of the Clarion in Limerick |
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