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IRELAND - THE EMERALD ISLE

18/9/2016

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Stunning scenery as we drove from Dublin via Enniskillen to Letterkenny in the north.
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Iridescent green of the golf courses with golden ploughed potato fields in the background.
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Walking to the Giants Causeway along wild mountain country.
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Dunluce Castle-an amazingly preserved castle going back centuries. Made from Causeway stones.
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"Irish Mist"
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The Giants Causeway is now a World Heritage site.   Made up of unique symmetrical basalt columns, 40,000 of these are crammed together, some up to 12 metres high.   Or you might believe the Irish Legend that Finn McCool, an Irish giant quarrelled with a Scottish opponent and they began a line of stepping stones towards Scotland.
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Ballintoy Harbour
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Carrick a Rede - Fishermen used a swinging rope bridge to bring their catch back from the islands.
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Episodes of Game of Thrones and Star Wars have been filmed in these areas.
Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way is one of the longest defined coastal touring routes in the World.
Starting at its northernmost point of Malin Head on the Inishowen Peninsula it winds 2,500 km along the length of the West Coast ending in the historic town of Kinsale, County Cork.   This breath-taking route offers a diverse coastline of inlets and cliffs moulded over the centuries by the power of the Atlantic Ocean.  Picturesque towns and villages, rolling countryside and dramatic mountains, and an ever-changing palette of colour and light.


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