Flora & Fauna
The close proximity of the Gulf Stream makes for a mild and pleasant climate and also encourages a unique mixture …
Month: June 2012
Traditional Island Music, Song and Dance
This is the main form of entertainment. Traditional music sessions both organised and impromptu are held in the pubs on …
Island Daily Life
The chief source of livelihood on the islands is fishing, tourism and farming. Fishing includes both on-shore and off-shore from …
Island Writers
The islands are renowned for their writers. One of Ireland’s foremost Irish language poets of the 20th century Máirtín Ó …
The Aran Sweater
The Aran (or Arran) jumper/sweatertakes its name from the Aran Islands, was popular in the fishing villages on and islands …
The Man of Aran Film
In 1934 Robert Flaherty launched the ‘ Man of Aran’ film. Filmed on location in Inis Mór it describes the …
Nineteeth Century Antiquarianism on the Aran Islands
In 1684 noted scholar and antiquarian Roderic O Flaherty wrote’ A Chorographical Description of West or H-Iar Connaught’ in which …
Military Monuments
Caisleáin Aircín( Arkyn Castle)This is situated on the shore side of the road before Cill Éinne pier and village. The …
Early Christian Aran Islands.
The remains of Early Christian monuments are scattered throughout the islands. It is to these island hermitages of prayer and …
Bronze and Iron Age Aran Islands
The second main phase of occupation on the islands is what is referred to as the Bronze Age civilisation. This …