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[aryanastravels]

Dingle Peninsula, Ireland - Sep17 #ireland #irelandphotography #irelandtravel #discoverireland #loveireland #dingle #dinglepeninsula #countykerry #landscapephotography #standingstones #mountains #montanha #landscapephotography #landscape_lovers #landscape_captures #landscapelovers #landscape #visitireland #paisagem #naturephotography #natureshots #naturelovers #greatoutdoors #outdoorlife #travelshots #travel_captures #travelphotography (at Dingle Peninsula, Kerry, Ireland.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoRhq8AMzjW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[damoreads]

The Epic Story of Tom Crean: A Tale of Defeat and Survival in the Antarctic

This book talks about defeat and survival. I met Tom Crean while living in Ireland. Some time ago, while traveling through County Kerry, I passed through Annascaul, the village where Tom Crean was born and retired after his career in the British navy and as an explorer.

Even today, you can have a pint at the pub he bought and called - surprise, surprise - The South Pole Inn. It's full of images and documents about Crean's career as an explorer. It's worth a visit if you ever pass through Kerry.

Michael Smith's book flows quickly and passionately. Through Crean's life - a hero rediscovered in the 1990s in Ireland thanks to Smith's biography - we are transported to what is called the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration.

This period spans from the late 19th century to 1917 and defines what is considered one of the last epochs of raw exploration. Without technology support and with very high risks to the crew's lives.

The book's chapters follow more or less the stages of Crean's life, with his three expeditions to the South Pole. These three expeditions all have something in common: they are epic, they fail miserably, Crean and his companions risk their lives, and Crean proves to be a humble hero, endowed with extraordinary willpower and physical strength.

Try to imagine having to walk hundreds of kilometers, with temperatures down to -50, dragging a sled and rationing food. For months. And now imagine having to do something like this three times in your life. That was Tom Crean.

It's a beautiful book, one of the best I've read recently.

One curiosity related to the book about Tom Crean is Scott's Hut. It's a hut located at the South Pole and was built in 1911 during the expedition called Terra Nova (1910-1913) led by Robert Falcon Scott.

It's also Tom Crean's first expedition. This 120 square meter hut was home to 25 men during the winter of 1911. Imagine winter at the South Pole.

The peculiarity is that this structure is not only still there but also visitable virtually thanks to Google Earth.

[thingsdavidlikes]

High Over Kenmare Bay by jprisk

[bricehammack]

#Barbie

#Ireland

#CountyKerry

#IveraghPeninsula

#RingOfKerry

#StaigueStoneFort

#IronAge

#BriceDailyPhoto

[chasingcrystal]

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Happy Monday from the Ring of Kerry! 🇮🇪

Did you know Ireland has turquoise waters? Me neither! Just grand, aren’t they?

How was your weekend? Did you do something for yourself and your peace?

I finished reading my book, The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. Such a great series. Have a great week! Let’s tackle it 😼💪

[brenna-m-photography]

Killarney, Co. Kerry

[ramzoozi]

The Gap of Dunloe (from Irish: Dún Lóich, meaning "Lóich's stronghold"), also known as "gap of the little hollow"), is a narrow mountain pass running north-south in County Kerry, Ireland ☘️ It is one of Kerry's most popular tourist destinations! It’s a must visit!!!! @discoverireland.ie @bbc_travel @bbcearth @instagram @natgeo @lonelyplanet @lovindotie @icu_ireland #kerry #ireland #travel #natgeo #countykerry #discoverireland #bbc_travel #travelphotography #photography #lonelyplanet #sunray #lovindotie #travellingthroughtheworld #voyaged #earthpix #lovetheworld #travel_drops #earthfocus #stayhome #living_destinations #discoverearth #killarneynationalpark #speechlessplaces #killarney #passionpassport #visualambassadors #bestplacestogo @natgeotravel @natgeoyourshot @earth_shotz @cntraveler @cnntravel @irelandtv #unlimitedireland #amazing #awesome @theofficialkillarneyapp (at Gap of Dunloe) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_c3mPDDuEX/?igshid=i1wb7tpqtnr0

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GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS has named Ireland's famous bottlenose Fungie as the world's longest living solitary dolphin💙🐬. #dolphins #solitarydolphins #fungiethedolphin #fungiethedingledolphin #fungie #guinnessworldrecord #guinnessworldrecords #dingle #countykerry #ireland #cetaceans #marinemammals #bottlenosedolphin #marineconnection #research https://www.instagram.com/p/B3F2oz7AsHq/?igshid=sl5eumyj6xzf

[alanjs]

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) resting along the Irish coast #birds #seagull #wildlife #dinglepeninsula #countykerry #ireland #concretechaparral (at Dingle Penninsula) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1PuW6UCV8J/?igshid=1dxrozoc81rdp

[wordsphrasedfromnothing]

Dingle: 03/03/19 🌧☘️🇮🇪 - - - - - #dingle #ireland #dinglepeninsula #rainyday #march #stormfreya #countykerry #latergram #exploring #03032019 #boats #iphonephotography #marina #urbanexploration #n86 #emeraldisle #landscapephotography #seascapes #wildatlanticway #mountbrandon #connorpass #r560 #slievemishmountains (at Dingle, Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/BupLLZBhAym/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=89a85rs4gork

[myworldpassport]

Driving the Ring of Kerry 🍀🇮🇪

Just a few of the many sights seen along the 179km-long drive around the Iveragh Peninsula in southwest Ireland’s County Kerry 🧡

[aryanastravels]

Killarney National Park, Ireland Sep17 #ireland #visitireland #killarney #killarneynationalpark #torcwaterfall #countykerry #waterstream #forest #forestwalks #floresta #landscapephotography #landscape_lovers #landscape_captures #landscapelovers #landscape #paisagem #tree #naturephotography #natureshots #greatoutdoors #greatshot #outdoorlife #outdoors #naturaleza #natureza #naturelovers (at Killarney National Park, Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnr3F9XsXfj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[master-plo-kool]

Some of the images that made it to the various Media Outlets during the festivities in Portmagee. #starwars #501st #501stlegion #501stlegionirelandgarrison #501stireland #501stegionireland #portmagee #kerry #countykerry #maythefourth #maythe4th #maythefourthfestival #maythefourthfest #festival #ireland #tiepilot #ti32589 #jrs #jollyrogersquadron #tiefighterpilot #blackarmour https://www.instagram.com/p/BxQS1ingNXe/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=bdel8ml98raa

[kmrice]

Crows brazenly building a neighborhood in Killarney, County Kerry (March 2019). #kmriceauthor #kmrice #wildlings #crows #crownest #crowneighborhood #killarneynationalpark #killarney #countykerry #kerry #ireland #independetauthor #indieauthor https://www.instagram.com/p/BwVuUfOhWos/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1wsjgs5cjpulj

[bricehammack]

#SquishTheFish

#HappyBirthdayJimmyCarter

#Ireland

#CountyKerry

#Killarney

#MuckrossHouseGardensAndTraditionalFarms

@MuckrossHouse

#TheNationalPark

#MuckrossAbbey

#BriceDailyPhoto

[chasingcrystal]

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Hello from the Beehive Huts in County Kerry, Ireland!

These stone structures date back to 1200AD and would have housed a family of farmers. The huts were built in circles reducing in size every level up so that each layer gets closer and closer to the center until there is only a small opening on top and a single stone can be placed to enclose it. Prehistoric people also used a method called corbeling where the stones have a downward and outward slope so as to drain and avoid water from entering within.

Amazing right? Stepping inside one of these huts could be claustrophobic as even I had to duck down. The space inside was no more than a bedroom for one person we experience today. It was still an amazing experience to be able to walk in and through these Beehive Huts!

#chasingcrystal #countykerry #beehivehuts #dinglepeninsula #dinglepeninsulatourism #dinglepenninsula #wildatlanticway #wildatlanticwaykerry