Posts Tagged "Ireland"

Last Day in Dublin

Earlier this trip: Colin at Slea Head DUBLIN, IRELAND – July 3, 2000 – Back at Dublin airport after our stay at Ross Castle. It’s been a great trip to Ireland… especially so because of Colin.  We’ve explored the entire country, gone out to the Aran Islands, explored ruins and stayed in a haunted castle. We’ve both had a great time and it feels so good to spend time with...

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The Green, Slippery Edge of the Earth

SLEA HEAD, COUNTY KERRY, IRELAND – October 1, 1997 – There’s a place on the western coast of Ireland called Slea Head. The westernmost point of Europe, it is treeless hills and sheep and tiny stone cottages and whipping winds and pounding surf, and the greenest grass you’ll ever see. I climbed out to the edge once: a couple hundred feet above the jagged rocks and crashing waves...

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