Aran Islands

What was Ireland like in days long ago? One of the best ways to find out is to take a daytrip to the Aran Islands, sitting 30 miles out at sea where Galway Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean. We visited Inishmore which means "Great Island". The people live a simple life. Their cottages are white-washed in the old tradition. Many of the natives still earn a living by fishing, some of the people farm the rocky land, using seaweed and sand to augment the poor soil, while still others find new sources of income in the growing tourism industry.


 
 

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   Dun Eocholla at Dun Arann on Inishmore

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   The Iron Man -- points the way to Dun Arann Heritage Park on Inishmore

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   The Iron Man -- points the way to Dun Arann Heritage Park on Inishmore

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   View of island house on Inishmore

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   View of ruins of thatched roof house on Inishmore

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   View of Dun Eochalla (stone fort) from the road below on Inishmore

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   View of hillside on Inishmore

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   Horse in hillside pasture on road leading to Dun Eochalla on Inishmore

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   Horse in hillside pasture on road leading to Dun Eochalla on Inishmore

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   Horse in hillside pasture on road leading to Dun Eochalla on Inishmore

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   Horse in hillside pasture on road leading to Dun Eochalla on Inishmore

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   Horse in hillside pasture on road leading to Dun Eochalla on Inishmore

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   Horse in hillside pasture on road leading to Dun Eochalla on Inishmore

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   Close up of horse in hillside pasture on road leading to Dun Eochalla on Inishmore

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   Light House and Signal Tower in Dun Arann Heritage Park on Inishmore

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   Dun Eochalla on Inishmore

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   Pile of rocks -- Dun Eochalla on Inishmore

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   Light house at Dun Eochalla on Inishmore

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   Dun Eochalla on Inishmore

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   Dun Eochalla on Inishmore

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   Dun Eochalla on Inishmore

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   Dun Eochalla on Inishmore

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   Dun Eochalla on Inishmore

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   Dun Eochalla on Inishmore

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   Dun Arann Heritage Park on Inishmore

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   Dun Arann Heritage Park on Inishmore

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   Dun Arann Heritage Park on Inishmore

 


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