Rented a car for a drive to County Roscommon, County Mayo and through Connemara. Arrived back at our hotel close to 1am after a nice day traveling off the beaten track.
County Roscommon
Tree at the entrance of Strokestown Park National Famine Museum, County Roscommon
Strokestown Park National Famine Museum
Original kitchen in the house
Stables
Big pot used to cook soup for Irish famine victims
Museum exhibits
Check out the reflection in the window
Roundabout traffic sign
After touring the museum, we stopped off at County Roscommon Heritage & Genealogy Centre. The genealogy curator was on holiday so we left contact information. The next few photos were taken at the Centre.
Westport, County Mayo
Statue of St. Patrick
Dinner at J.J. O'Malley, Westport
Pay for parking
County Mayo
Clew Bay, County Mayo
Grounds of Croagh Patrick
Clew Bay, County Mayo
Croagh Patrick Pilgrimage - mountain, 2,500 ft high, County Mayo near Westport. Legend connects it with St. Patrick, and its summit has long been a place of pilgrimage.
National Famine Memorial - A bronze ship sculpture memorializing the Irish potato famine, often referred to as "coffin ships". They carried Irish emigrants escaping the effects of the potato famine. These ships, crowded and disease ridden, with poor access to food and water, resulted in the deaths of many people as they crossed the Atlantic. Owners of coffin ships provided as little food, water, and living space as possible.
Grounds of the National Famine Memorial
Clew Bay, County Mayo
Connemara
Doo Lough (Irish for Black Lake)
Stone Cross in Doo Lough Valley - In the early 1800s the rural people in County Mayo were dependent on the potato for food and were the hardest hit during the Potato Famine in 1845. In the winter of 1849, approximately 600 starving Irish walked 12 miles from Louisburgh to Delphi Lodge to get food from their landlord but were turned away. On the walk back, almost 200 died along the side of the road.
Stone wall
By the time we made it to Kylemore Abbey, it had closed for the day.
3 comments:
Great photos. Looks like you had a long day but lots of fun. I wanted to visit the Famine Ships but never made it there. Too bad you were too late for Kylemore Abbey. It was one of my favorite places.
It looks like you guys are having so much fun! I enjoy reading your picture descriptions! You're becoming quite the photographer, Mom!
Love the pictures, of course.
Cute picture of Dad looking at the Rick Steves book - brings back memories of Jean and her trusty sidekick.
Clew Bay looks really pretty.
The National Famine Memorial looks interesting.
And, like always, I adore the pictures of the two of you.
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