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moireach
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Worth visiting!
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Visited the house where my grandfather grew up. The whole area is gorgeous and remote and old and green and full of the friendliest people. Pictures here: http://flickr.com/photos/marthe/tags/countymayo/
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Mountain, Sea and Story At Clew Bay
June 20, 1993
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Struggling Up an Unfamiliar Holy Path
September 14, 2003
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Introduction to County Mayo
November 20, 2006
Quietly beautiful County Mayo sits in the shadow of its more outspoken neighbor, Galway, and doesn't mind that it's often overlooked. But wise is the traveler who, standing in Galway, looks into the distance and wonders what lies there. Its rugged coastal scenery is similar to that of Galway, but it has virtually none of the traffic and the tourist overload from which Galway suffers. This is quiet, pleasant Ireland, with striking seascapes and inland scenery that ranges from lush and green, to almost desert-like and mountainous. It's an unpredictable place, where the terrain changes at the turn of a steering wheel -- you could use up a roll of film just driving through it. It was hit so hard by the potato famine that in some ways it's only now recovering. Starvation and emigration emptied it then, and that emptiness is still felt here. It feels, as you leave Galway, as if it all goes quiet.
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Mountain, Sea and Story At Clew Bay
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Struggling Up An Unfamiliar Holy Path
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