Cool Colanders from the Thrift Store
Every well-stocked kitchen needs a colander for rinsing vegetables, berries and draining pasta. Certainly there are inexpensive plastic and metal colanders available at local stores.…
Killimes, Tarbert and The Foynes Museum
Coming from Kilkee we drove to Killimer which is the North side of the car ferry, Tarbert being the southern port. The ferry takes you…
Dysert O’Dea Archaeology Centre
Left Galway this morning and headed to the Desert O’Dea Archaeology Centre. We were interested in visiting the Desert O’Dea Church and another Romanesque Doorway…
Cliffs of Kilkee
After leaving the Desert O’Dea Archaeology Centre we made our way to Kilkee on the coast of Ireland. Kilkee is a lesser known Cliff town…
Poulnabrone Dolmen and the Burren Perfumery
Poulnabrone Dolmen means a dark, sorrowful place or a pit of sorrows. It is a neolithic dolmen dating to 2500 BC. The dolmen stands on…
The Way to Clifden and the Sky Road
We were staying at the Menlo Park Hotel outside of Galway for a few days. Since we had already spent several days in the city…
Tea Things from the Thrift Shop
Thrift stores are a great place to add to your teacup collection. These beauties were about $2.00 each at my local Goodwill store. You can’t…
Kilconnell Abbey and Castle Athenry
Traveling from Athlone to Galway we stopped at Kilconnell Abbey in Kilconnell. The town is just north of the M6 on R348. Unlike most ruins…
Clonmacnoise, Clonfert Cathedral and Kileen’s in Shannonbridge
Left Athlone later in the morning and headed to Clonmacnoise. Clonmacnoise is a really famous monastic site. It is early Christian founded by St. Claran…
On the Way to Athlone, Athlone
If you’re traveling towards Athlone from the Boyne Valley, you might want to make a stop in Tullamore at the Tullamore D.E.W. Visitor Center for…