#greenireland

[legitedigiulia]

WALKING IN A WINDY WONDELAND

Torr Head, Northern Ireland

as high as we could go, walking on the side of the cliff, with a wind powerful enough to push us on the floor sept 2019

[popeofmope69]

Anyone said Netflix & chill ? Nah thanks not for me! With the mitico @federico_beccari #friendshipneverends #cliffsofmoher #ireland #greenireland #irlandachepassione #travelbug #travelphotography #nohashtags (at Cliffs of Moher) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4R-5I_l_39/?igshid=14dssu0a1q1e1

[zoomelectricsooters]

Coming Soon Kugoo G1 top end electric scooter - 10inch tires - 500W Motor - 13 Ah lithium Battery - Speed up to 40km/h #kugoo #kugooes2 #electricscooters #electricscooter #electricscooterlife #electricscooterireland #ireland #greenireland #electricscooterrental #kugookirin #kugookiring1 (at Ireland (country)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNfXT5jAY9R/?igshid=1xermez8un7e7

[the-beauty-of-small-things]

#timahoeroundtower #ireland #greenireland #irish #irishpassion #eire #visitireland #discover #discoverireland #dordeduca #travel #travelgram #travelphotography #instatravel #statue #margeluta #siragurideganduri

[antoniohristovphotography]

#ballymaloe #house #ireland🍀💚 #nature #greenireland https://www.instagram.com/p/B1lZWd-obb7/?igshid=hdouo0i2vjc5

[cartysfolly]

#shipping out #metal for #recycling abroad: would be more #green to #smelt at home I would have thought. But better that than nothing! #savetheearth #greenireland #reducereuserecycle #recycle #galway #galwayport #port #portofgalway (at Galway, Ireland)

[thismustbetheplacenaivemelody]

Farmleigh, Dublin 2017. My own mediated view of a parkland following my viewing of the Parks exhibition. #parks #phoenixpark #nature #wilderness #parkbench #viewingpoint #mediationofnature #grass #green #greenireland #fortyshadesofgreen #tower #recreation #presentationofnature (at Farmleigh)

[marek-godlewski]

Hidden Gem of Wicklow Mountains . . #wicklowmountains #loveireland #irelandtravel #igersireland #visitireland #lovinireland #instaireland #ig_ireland #waterfall #discoverireland #liveforthestory @canonuk #gorge #hiddengem #forest #postcardfromireland #idyllic #roadtrip #igersireland #green #hike #natgeo #mountainriver #waterflow #longexposition #greenireland #mountain #green #flow #picturesque #raw_ireland (w: Wicklow Mountains) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQo0ESpnbLE/?utm_medium=tumblr

[smile-travel-behappy-blog]

weekend around #dingle - one of my favourite spots in #ireland #mustsee when you #visitireland **** weekrnd w okolicach dingle. jedno.z moich ulubionych miejsc w Irlandii. koniecznie odwiedźcie jezeli bedzie okazja. *** #ireland #irlandia #dingle #dinglepeninsula #sundaywalk #dinglebeach #spacer #zielono #greenireland #niebo #sky #cloudc #landscape #krajobraz #clifs #klify #activeholidays (at T.P's) https://www.instagram.com/p/Boo-VyqHmsP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1750sho0zt5yh

[george--ei7ko-blog]

Green Green grass #lushlawn #greenireland #happyout #jobsdonewednesday

[lollycoolg]

Random beauty in #ireland . #ireland🍀 #irishfarm #green #greenireland #travel #travelphotography #travelgram #travelblog #irish #nature

[thishappyphoto]

Carriganass Castle is one of the ancestral castles of the O'Sullivan Beare clan which I'm descended from. We stumbled upon it while driving to Gougane Barra after the werewolf incident. On the hill above there was also a wonderful stone circle. All very magical.

Seeing how this photo turned out, I really wish I'd spent more time getting different compositions. Shooting into the sun with a nearly black wall in the foreground I wasn't expecting much. But again the Sony a7r iii pulled a crazy amount of detail from the shadows. Magic camera for a magic castle I suppose?

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#castle #medieval #castles #history #europe #ireland #irisharchitecture #wildatlanticway #kerry #irishcastles #clouds #irishhistory #westcork #osullivanbeare #osullivan #osullivanclan #CarriganassCastle #Carriganass #dunboy #greenireland #celticpride #stone #ancientarchitecture #tower #battlements #sonya7riii

[the-beauty-of-small-things]

#laois #colaois #abbeyleix #bog #boardwalk #ireland #greenireland #irish #irishpassion #eire #visitireland #discover #discoverireland #emeraldisle #dordeduca #travel #travelgram #travelphotography #instatravel #nature #spring #thinkgreen #margeluta #siragurideganduri (at Abbeyleix Bog Walk)

[gauchosemcork]

"May green be the grass that you walk on, May blue be the skies above you, May pure be the joys that surround you, May true be the hearts that love you." Irish Blessing 🍀🍀 "Que a grama onde você caminha seja verde, Que o céu sobre você seja azul, Que as alegrias ao seu redor sejam puras, Que os corações que o amam sejam verdadeiros." Benção Irlandesa 🍀🍀 #greengrass #emeraldisland #kinsale #jamesfort #emeraldisle #ireland #greenireland #countycork #gauchosemcork #gauchospelomundo http://ift.tt/2nB5JOf

[womxanwoman]

☁️ Home ☁️ . . . . . #Ireland #Irish #beautifulireland #irishlandscape #irishlandscapes #irishbeauty #greenireland #irishgreen #irishcows #greyskies #irishsummer #landscapephotography #irishphotographers #irishphotographer #stunninglandscape #stunningview #silverlining #stromclouds #stormyweather (at Annagh Hill)

[illycostal-blog]

And then there are days that make up all for all the rest.   We woke up at the small Bed and Breakfast, only we had to go to another Bed and Breakfast down the road for the breakfast. All three of us opted for the Irish breakfast which included one over easy egg, ham, sausage, beans (baked, not pinto), roasted tomato, toast, and pudding. Everything was excellent including two coin like slices of fried something that to my knowledge was unaccounted for in the description. One was a light brown the other was almost black. Turns out THAT was the pudding. BLOOD pudding.  I would have eaten more but I have a thing with blood. I tend to pass out when I see it so the thought of eating it made me feel funny. From there we headed off to the cliffs of Moher. The drive there was GORGEOUS!  A sea of greens of all shades.  We realized why green was Irelands color.  Green easily popped out against the typically grey skies.  We joked that we lived in a green and white world in Ireland.  We saw old dilapidated stone structures, many of which could well have been castles.  In the middle of nowhere, a tall stone tower caught our attention.  We joked it was Rapunzel's tower because that's exactly was it looked like.  We drove towards it and discovered it was part of a cemetery with more than one crumbling stone structure.  The tower was meant for Monks to seek refuge in case of an attack in the mid 1800's. The oldest tomb stone we could read was from 1860 but there were many that were completely illegible weathered old stones.   We continued our way to the Cliffs of Moher.  Unfortunately, half way there it started raining :-/ but that wouldn't stop us.  We got to the big parking lot that was almost full and got out the stroller and the other hundred items you seem to need when toting around a baby.  The funny part is that about more than half the time you don't end up using anything. The thing is that when you do end up needing it, it can be crucial... Like a hat or a sweater if it gets cold, or baby wipes if it's a disastrous mess, or Tylenol or a teething toy for a crying teething baby... You get the picture. We cross the road and get to where all the shops and cafe is located.  You can either go right to get a beautiful view of the cliffs or you can go left and hike the 3-4 cliffs. We decided it would be best to look at them first and enjoy the view before we got pooped. Caspian did alright until we got to the top and we stopped moving.  He loves being in the stroller when we are moving around because the stroller is so open.  When it rains, we unfortunately have to put the rain guard and he doesn't last as log inside of it...unless we are moving.  We took him out and bundled him in a blanket because it was so cold and drizzling pretty consistently.  He loved looking around!  And who would blame him?!?!  Because the cliffs were majestic.  They made you feel small and as if you were at the edge of the earth.  Your eyes got lost as the gray sea blurred in with the grey skies making it seem infinite. But we had to keep moving because the second we put Caspian back in the stroller he started wailing. I felt bad because he couldn't really see much between the big raindrops on the outside and the condensation on the inside of the rain guard.  We made it to the first of the cliffs and he was still upset.   The problem here was that I couldn't continue forward with the stroller because unlike the rest of the paths we had been on up until this point... The rest was not paved.    On top of that, the path was one person wide, very muddy due to the rain, and congested with people. It was so congested that people were opting for the more dangerous path that didn't have a safety fence.  One wrong step and you were toast.  In fact, right where I was hanging out while Sebio and Andy continued, there was a plaque to remember those who had died every year on these cliffs!  Andy and Sebio quickly returned because it was a bit too treacherous with the weather conditions and they weren't wearing the right shoes...buuuuut not before Sebio took a daring selfie (you can check it out on his Instagram @sebzillla).   As for me, I hung out with Caspian bundled in a blanket.  In the back of my mind I kept hoping passer by's didn't think I was a bad mother.  But he was smiling.  Enjoying the rain on his face and to my surprise, not chattering his lips at all!!! If any of you have witnessed his trembling lips due to the slightest drop in temperature you can understand my surprise. As soon as Andy and Sebio returned I put him back in, and doubled back to the car as he screamed bloody murder.  But as soon as we were in the car he was his regular smiley funny self. *sigh* until I put him in the car seat! On the road again but this time towards the Ring of Kerry, which is supposed to be the most beautiful road to drive ever.  It was still raining but along the way we decided to stop by a small town called Adare to get a bite to eat.  It was quaint yet had an air of ritz sort of like Palo Alto but nothing like Palo Alto lol.  There was a beautiful stone church where cute little girls in white were walking to do their first communion.  We stopped at the first pub we saw.  They were all so nice!  Caspian, as per usual, had a flock of cute waitresses ogling him as he smiled.  That's one thing I haven't mentioned about Ireland is that the women are BEAUTIFUL!  You have the whole spectrum here, blond, brunette, red head, with blue, green, or hazel eyes in all combinations.   We all had the best meal we'd had yet.  Andy with a sandwich, me with pasta, Sebio with a salad, and Caspian with steamed veggies.  As we ate Andy frantically looked for a place to stay for us for the night.  While not having a set place to stay gave us loads of flexibly with how we had spent our day, it was stressful once we got closer to the evening.  Suddenly, a string of bad luck:  The Skype app wouldn't download, then his account was suspended, and THEN he couldn't put any money. So finally he turned to the Google gods and they granted us access to place a call!  But then we didn't know exactly how to dial from a US number to an Irish number while in Ireland. Google again to the rescue! He called several places with no luck until one gave us a number to call of a lady she thought would have availability.  When we called, she said the same.  Andy must have called 6 people. We were so close to being homeless for the night until Andy found a place an hour away!  He didn't care what it looked like as long as it had a bed.  We paid our bill and off we went!  But not until all the older ladies said goodbye to Caspian, one of which, he decided, would have to hold him!!! You read right, he decided.  Oh boy! So on we go to our 4th drive of the day.  It's still sunny outside even though it was 9pm. Which is great for long adventures like these!  Our drive took us from a regular road to a smaller road to and even smaller road as we approached a great big mountain with clouds flowing down its front as if it were a waterfall. Andy hadn't seen any pictures of the place so we were ecstatic!  When we get to the actual Bed and Breakfast it was nestled close to a lake at the base of the mountain.  Pictures didn't do it justice. We spoke with the owner who had THE THICKEST Irish accent I had ever heard (I understood 25% of the words she said) and quickly unloaded.  I did my best to try to put Caspian back to sleep but I think he picked up on our energy and was just as excited.   We asked the owner if we could take a walk.  From what I could understand she said yes and something about no animals and hay. That was fine with us so we bolted. We went the only way there really was to go:  back around the house. It seemed that she also stored the big trailers for trucks on her property. There were storage areas and equipment and piles of rubble.  We turned one corner and the smell was out of this world disgusting.  As I pushed Caspian I wondered if he had yet developed the ability to distinguish when something smelled bad.  If he did, his face didn't express it.  Andy looked around and found where the smell was coming from. It looked like a pool of shit.  Later we found out that it was indeed... a pool of shit.   They call them slurry pits and people die in them each year.  That would be the worst way to die!   We continued on the path until we were stopped in our tracks by the sound of CRASH! BOOM! THUD! We called out Seb's name thinking nothing of it since we were used to his shenanigans...once, twice, a third time. The panic must have been obvious on my face because Andy looked at me then bolted towards where we heard the noise. In my mind I imagined him split in half by one of the large trailers.  I ran behind Andy with Caspian bouncing along in the buggy.  He must have sensed something was up because he didn't make a peep.  We found Sebio laying on the ground in a shed and above him was a giant hole in the ceiling. He said he was climbing the roof and that the first few steps were on aluminum but that the next were on rotted fiber glass.  He never saw it coming.  He was honestly super lucky to be alive, because, aside from the super sharp machinery laying about, there was a pile of wood and random smaller tools, and not to mention the dreaded slurry pit that could have easily been under where he had fallen.  Luckily, below him was the only empty flat piece of cement there was.  He had passed out for a split second but got up and shook it off.  But he wasn't unscathed, he landed on his knee and had a gash on his elbow.  We laughed but we all admitted we were pretty shook up by it. But it didn't stop us from investigating what was around the corner.  When we all saw it our jaws dropped.  Before us stood the biggest field I had ever seen up close.  I mean, I had seen those large smooth hillsides from a far while driving...but never this close, and never this accessible.  All of a sudden the thick Irish words that I had managed to understand came back.  "Free to walk".  "No animals". "Mowed hay".  Now it made sense!  Sebio forgot all about his injury and I ran with buggy in hand and Caspian laughing his diaper off.  We felt so free!  There was no danger and no fear of getting in trouble. We felt this weird freedom by knowing we were the only ones there.  We frolicked like we had never frolicked before.  By 11 pm with enough light still out to see, we headed back to the B&B to rest for another day.  Who knows what greatness it would bring!