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Damien Browne rowing across the Atlantic in 2022. Source: Project Empower

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The Aran Islands

The Aran Islands are a group of three islands located off the west coast of Ireland in Galway Bay. The largest island is Inishmore, followed by Inishmaan and Inisheer. The Aran Islands are known for their unique culture and language, as well as their breathtaking landscape. The landscape of the islands is made up of rugged limestone formations, and visitors can explore ancient stone walls and fortresses while taking in spectacular views of the Atlantic Ocean.

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      • Culture & HistoryThe three Aran Islands are fascinating historically and culturally because they are such remote islands in the past few hundred years have developed a very rich civilization or lifestyle that is particular to themselves. Living out in the Atlantic ocean, getting food from the sea and shoreline, living on a rocky island with very little soil for growing any food. The islanders had to survive but in their survival they developed a very rich culture. The three Aran Islands have produced wonderful writers, poets, they have a unique style of singing (shanous singing), they speak the Irish language with a particular dialect of irish language which is Connaught Irish or Connemara irish , they have set dancers some of them particularly unique to the Aran Islands. They also developed various crafts, Aran Knitwear, Baron playing, experts at dry stonewall building. There is a lot in the culture and History in the Aran Islands.  If you go back far enough, these three Aran Islands were strategic islands along the mouth of Galway Bay and is perhaps why people came to even live on the Aran Islands. Because of that you have these ancient forts on each of the three Aran Islands…
      • Forts & CliffsThe Irish word Dún means fort and the islands are famous for their stone forts. These are thought to date from the late Bronze age( 1100BC) through to the Iron age (300BC-500AD). There are a number of forts found on the three islands. They are part of a complex of such structures found along the west coast of Ireland from Donegal in the north to Kerry in the south. Over the past decade a number of these forts including Dún Aonghasa on Inis Mór have been excavated as part of ‘The Western Stone Forts Project’. What the function of these forts was is unclear. Some suggest as well as being habitation sites they may also have been used for ritual purposes.( cf. Stone Forts of Inis Mór/ Inis Meáin/ Inis Oírr) Bronze and Iron Age Stone Forts on Inis Mór. There are four main stone forts on Inis Mór at Dún Dubh Chathair, Dún Eochla, Dún Aonghasa and Dún Eoghanachta. The only one where an excavation has been carried out is Dún Aonghasa. There are also minor forts found on the island. These forts date from the Bronze Age(1500BC-500BC) and Iron Age( 500BC-500AD) The Irish word Dún means fort and…
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      • Activities & Things to doActivities and things to do on Inis Mor, The Aran Islands are abundant and varied. Inis Mor offers the chance to participate in any number of exercises and occasions.  Whilst the most popular things to do include cycling the Island, visiting the monuments, cliffs, and beaches, there are exercises and occasions to suit all preferences, guaranteeing that at whatever point you visit Inis Mor, there is continually something fascinating to do!. These range from Pony and Trap tours, bus tours, Goats cheese visits, experience center visits, wining and dining, Shopping for an Aran Sweater, going for a picnic, bird watching, attending a festival, or getting married!!.  Here, you can discover a few instances of the occasions and exercises you may give when you visit  Inis Mor.
      • Natural FeaturesThe islands strike one immediately as being like a desert of rock. They are in fact a continuation of the ‘boireann’ (burren) limestone rock in Co Clare to which they were once joined millions of years ago. Owing to the limestone landscape the islands enjoy a rare flora and fauna and are a haven for botanists. From May time onwards the visitor can enjoy a tremendous profusion of colour which marks an attractive contrast to the grey limestone rock. The warmth of the Bloody Crane’s- Bill( Crobh Dhearg) or Spring Gentian( Ceadharlach Bealtaine) in bloom are just two such examples among many. Some flowers such as Purple Milk Vetch( ) are uniquely found in Inis Mór and Inis Meáin and are not found elsewhere in Ireland.
      • AccommodationThe Aran Islands has great accommodation options that suit any budget  All three Islands (Inis Mór Island, Inis Meáin Island, Inis Oírr Island) have high standard Bed and Breakfast, Hotel, Hostel, Self Catering as well as Glamping & camping facilities. It is wise to book in advance over the summer months when arriving by ferry or flight from the  Galway, or Doolin (Cliffs of Moher) area. Bed and Breakfast/Guest House accommodation can be booked by phone or via standard website booking. Renting a bike is the most popular way of getting around.
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