Saturday Snapshot — More Ireland Photos

These photos are from one of our busiest touring days in Ireland. Before lunch, we saw Knappoque Castle and its walled Victorian garden, the Cliffs of Moher, and the Burren. We ate lunch in a tea room in the small village of Ballyvaughan on Galway Bay. After lunch, we visited Poulnabrone Dolmen, a prehistoric tomb on the Burren. That night, we went to a medieval banquet at Bunratty Castle (I wrote about that night as part of this Weekend Cooking post: Eating in Ireland).

Knappoque Castle. The original medieval tower is surrounded by a 19th century addition.

Gate of the walled garden at Knappoque Castle

Rick with the Cliffs of Moher in the background

The Burren and the Atlantic Ocean

There are many more photos of these locations, especially the beautifully dramatic Burren, on Flickr: Joy’s Photostream.

Be sure to visit the other participants in this week’s Saturday Snapshot at At Home with Books: Saturday Snapshot – July 14.

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Saturday Snapshot — More Ireland Photos — 18 Comments

Diana on July 13, 2012 at 11:27 pm said:

Nice. I always wanted to visit a castle. I had a friend who lived in one in England for a few years. She said it was very drafty in winter. Guess that’s why they had all those tapestries on the walls.

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Book Savvy Babe on July 13, 2012 at 11:33 pm said:

Beautiful pictures! I am quite jealous, visiting Scotland is on my bucket list 🙂 I have to say, I love your picture of the gate, how the flower is peeking over the top. Looks like a wonderful time 🙂 Book Savvy Babe

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- Book Savvy Babe on July 13, 2012 at 11:33 pm said:
  
  uhh, ya, that was supposed to be Ireland not Scotland… sorry, brain failure…
  
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Christine Harding on July 14, 2012 at 1:32 am said:

What beautiful pictures. My grandparents used to live in the hills,near Buncrana, in Co Donegal, about as far north as you get (we used to picnic at Malin Head), but I’ve never been anywhere else in Ireland. My Snapshot is at http://goo.gl/qCafm

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Cathy on July 14, 2012 at 2:31 am said:

Wonderful scenery!!!

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Diane@BibliophilebytheSea on July 14, 2012 at 5:49 am said:

These shots are breathtaking. Would love to visit the area.

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Susan on July 14, 2012 at 6:17 am said:

Oh, what a beautiful seascape in that last shot of the cliff of Bunratty! How I wish I could have a good long ‘walk-about’ in Ireland!

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Melissa @ Melissa's Bookshelf on July 14, 2012 at 8:31 am said:

Amazing pictures! I would love to go to Ireland someday.

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Laurel-Rain Snow on July 14, 2012 at 9:19 am said:

Aye, I can almost hear the brogue as I look at these photos. My bedroom walls are covered with photos from Ireland, when my eldest son lived there for a few months. I love your shots!

Here’s MY SATURDAY SNAPSHOT POST

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bermudaonion(Kathy) on July 14, 2012 at 9:44 am said:

Wow! The photos you took seaside are just fabulous!

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Alyce on July 14, 2012 at 11:33 am said:

That looks like so much fun! I’d love to visit old and ancient places like those.

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Bev@My Reader's Block on July 14, 2012 at 1:20 pm said:

Gorgeous pictures–especially of the cliffs and the ocean! I’d love to go to Ireland and England one of these days. I’m saving up for a trip!

Here’s my Snapshot.

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Eva @View from the Hillside on July 14, 2012 at 3:48 pm said:

Great photos. Ireland is high up on my places-I-must-go-to list.

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Cheryl @ Tales of the Marvelous on July 14, 2012 at 4:39 pm said:

I love walled gardens…so enticing. That one flower hanging over the gate is just perfect.

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irene on July 14, 2012 at 5:31 pm said:

What a wonderful trip, a little rushed perhaps, but wonderful nonetheless. Happy SS.

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gautami tripathy on July 14, 2012 at 11:38 pm said:

Awesome photos! I wanna be there!!

Here is my Saturday Snapshot post!

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Lisa on July 15, 2012 at 8:05 am said:

Great pictures! Love the garden gate – I think it’s the little details of a place that really stay with you.

My Scottish Saturday Snapshots

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Kailana on July 15, 2012 at 10:27 am said:

One of these days I am going to make it to Ireland. Great pictures!

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