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Offline CG6468

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« on: September 03, 2011, 04:55:46 PM »
This is one of my wife's favorite photos I took in 2006 during our visit to Ireland, specifically on Inis Mór, aka Inish Mor.

BTW, it's exactly the kind of photo I like to take. 100% un-posed, with lots of memorabilia around - like the old pair of shoes, and the flat tire on the boat trailer, and the old man with the Irish cap. I just saw this man looking into the boat and grabbed the picture.

My wife also took a hike up to Dun Aengus, a fort situated on the edge of a cliff at a height of 100 meters overlooking the Atlantic.

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Re: Ireland
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2011, 05:23:40 PM »
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Re: Ireland
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2011, 05:31:58 PM »
Ooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhh... That really is a nice shot!

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Re: Ireland
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2011, 07:24:54 PM »
Beautiful!!!!!
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Re: Ireland
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2011, 09:51:23 AM »
Quote from: Rugnuts on September 03, 2011, 05:23:40 PM


Well, OK. I didn't want to bore everyone, but here goes.

More of our trip to Ireland:

From Dublin.




Killarney American Legion post.




The church in Gortnahoo, Tipperary, Ireland, where my wife's 3rd great grandfather was married. The original church burned down, and this is its replacement. The owner of the farm B&B (below) knew of my wife's family on her maternal side (Ryan), and she took us to this church.




A farm B&B where we spent 2 nights, about (as it turned out) 4 miles from the above church. Our room was the closest one on the 2nd floor. We did a LOT of family tree research here. The owner and her husband corrected a lot of the mis-spellings and locations I had entered.






And yes, I really am married. Here we are with the farm's B&B owner.




That's enough for now. Are you bored yet? I have a lot more pics.  :rotf:  :cheersmate:
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Re: Ireland
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2011, 10:57:39 AM »
Love it!! Keep sharing!
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Re: Ireland
« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2011, 12:14:28 PM »
Beautiful pics! the Motherland, or as a typical American I'm a mutt, so 1 of the Motherlands LOL.
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Re: Ireland
« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2011, 03:22:09 PM »
Here are some more. I hope I can remember some of the details...  :whatever:

All of these are from Inish Mor.


Inish Mor Coast Guard station.




Irish coast Guard rescue boat.




Nice name for a boat!!!  :lmao:




Traditional Irish carriage.




Dun Angeus fort.




Road sign.




On the way out to the islands. It was "somewhat" choppy!





Waterford Glass Works.












Old farm equipment.




Ready to go! :-)


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Re: Ireland
« Reply #8 on: September 04, 2011, 04:38:46 PM »
CG, I've come to learn just very recently that my paternal great-great grandfather emigrated from Ireland to Canada when he was a young boy of somewhere between 7-12 years old. I have no idea specifically where in Ireland he came from, only that various census records list him as being "Irish".

I have an account on ancestry.com, which has yielded a ton of information, but I cannot determine when he died. Census records from 1911 show that he was alive, but when his wife died in 1916, her marital status is listed as "widow" and I have not been able to uncover a death record of him. Nor have I been able to uncover precisely when he emigrated and through which port -- most likely Montreal, but it's anybody's guess right now.

Even if I learn nothing more about my ancestry, I never knew that I came from Irish stock until about 6 weeks ago. So your pics are very interesting to me. Mrs. E are even talking about doing a bike tour of Ireland in a couple-three years or so.
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Re: Ireland
« Reply #9 on: September 04, 2011, 07:11:07 PM »
BTW, the 2nd photo of Waterford Glass is their SCRAP crystal items storage. It's remelted and used again.
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Re: Ireland
« Reply #10 on: September 04, 2011, 07:12:59 PM »
Quote from: Eupher on September 04, 2011, 04:38:46 PM
CG, I've come to learn just very recently that my paternal great-great grandfather emigrated from Ireland to Canada when he was a young boy of somewhere between 7-12 years old. I have no idea specifically where in Ireland he came from, only that various census records list him as being "Irish".

I have an account on ancestry.com, which has yielded a ton of information, but I cannot determine when he died. Census records from 1911 show that he was alive, but when his wife died in 1916, her marital status is listed as "widow" and I have not been able to uncover a death record of him. Nor have I been able to uncover precisely when he emigrated and through which port -- most likely Montreal, but it's anybody's guess right now.

Even if I learn nothing more about my ancestry, I never knew that I came from Irish stock until about 6 weeks ago. So your pics are very interesting to me. Mrs. E are even talking about doing a bike tour of Ireland in a couple-three years or so.

The Ireland to Canada to USA stuff in my wife's family is so confusing. Geez, my hair turned even whiter than normal!  :lmao:
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Re: Ireland
« Reply #11 on: September 04, 2011, 07:22:33 PM »
More pics:

Lost? This road sign should help you find something. What, is anyone's guess.




Colb (Queenstown). The buildings are painted different colors; Ireland has a contest every year for the most beautiful towns.








A street market on the Ring of Kerry.

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Re: Ireland
« Reply #12 on: September 04, 2011, 07:43:59 PM »
More... can't remember the locations right now. I'll try to come up with that info.








This is the sign for the B&B we stayed at on the farm. The shamrock on B&Bs indicates that they are inspected and approved by the country's government.



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Re: Ireland
« Reply #13 on: September 04, 2011, 09:10:21 PM »
My friends and I went to Ireland in April of this year.  I hope you won't mind if I throw a few pictures in here as well  :)



Saint Bridget's Cathedral in Kildare (my patron saint is Saint Bridget, so I had to see it)



Blarney Castle (yes, I kissed the Blarney Stone)



A picture of me somewhere along the Ring of Kerry



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Re: Ireland
« Reply #14 on: September 04, 2011, 09:59:32 PM »
Quote from: Celtic Rose on September 04, 2011, 09:10:21 PM
My friends and I went to Ireland in April of this year.  I hope you won't mind if I throw a few pictures in here as well  :)

Toss 'em into the mix!  :cheersmate:

Very nice picture of you somewhere on the Ring of Kerry.   :-*
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Re: Ireland
« Reply #15 on: September 05, 2011, 08:08:43 AM »
Quote from: Rugnuts on September 03, 2011, 05:23:40 PM

now we're getting somewhere!
very nice photo collection.
and celtic rose's "Saint Bridget's Cathedral" is beautiful
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Re: Ireland
« Reply #16 on: September 05, 2011, 11:22:14 AM »
Some more



I believe these cliffs were on Inish Mor island



Rock wall with Ivy on Inish Mor



Alley view of Matt the Millers ( I think this was taken in Kilkenny, and I think this may be a back view of the Matt the Miller's building picture that CG has above.)
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Re: Ireland
« Reply #17 on: September 05, 2011, 12:46:32 PM »
Quote from: Celtic Rose on September 05, 2011, 11:22:14 AM
Alley view of Matt the Millers ( I think this was taken in Kilkenny, and I think this may be a back view of the Matt the Miller's building picture that CG has above.)

Kilkenny! You are correct! Thanks!  :cheersmate:
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Re: Ireland
« Reply #18 on: September 05, 2011, 01:03:34 PM »
Street sign in Dublin.




Also from Dublin.






View from our hotel room in Killarney.




Muckross House.





















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Re: Ireland
« Reply #19 on: September 05, 2011, 07:33:53 PM »
Quote from: CG6468 on September 04, 2011, 09:59:32 PM
Toss 'em into the mix!  :cheersmate:

Very nice picture of you somewhere on the Ring of Kerry.   :-*

Yeah, that red hair of hers goes all the way to bonnie Monday a week.  :-)
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