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Entries Tagged as 'archaeology'

Ringfort

July 25th, 2006 · No Comments

There are 45,000 identified ringfort sites on the island of Ireland. Today Lisa and Gabe walked down the road to the ringfort near our property. Our home county of Sligo boasts the most concentrated collection of field monuments in the country. I have a feeling we won’t be able to visit all of them. The [...]

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Inishmurray

July 22nd, 2006 · No Comments

Breathtaking is the only way to describe our one hour boat journey to the uninhabited island of Inishmurray today. The landscape, ruins and wildlife was gorgeous and evocative. The company, without exception, was wonderful. It’s not every day you experience … “Of the many beautiful monastic early Christian sites found thoughout and offshore Ireland, Inishmurray, [...]

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