Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Back to Ireland!

County Donegal
 

Lough Eske Castle's evolution: first a Franciscan friary, then a manor, then a castle, then a guest house, and now a hotel.  




 Here are remnants of the Great Irish Famine, which was caused by a serious potato disease called potato blight from a fungus-like microorganism. This problem was spread throughout Europe, but Ireland was hardest hit because of their greater dependency upon the potato.
 






St. John's Point Lighthouse








The best restaurant in Ireland?  We didn't stop to find out.





Sliabh a Liag, or Slieve Liege is a mountain on the Atlantic coast of Ireland.  Its cliffs reach three times higher than the more famous Cliffs of Moher.

There is a ridge here referred to as"One Man's Path" and is said to be one of the most amazing walks found in Ireland - and requires a clear head and steady feet due to drops of over 1500 feet into a combe.



Great views are to be had without a deadly hike.
 




 Which way?  So many places, so little time.
 Abigail has a solution.
 
We run until we drop.
 


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