Take a day trip to the Aran Islands for an authentic Irish experience. Here you can get away from...
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Top Ten Things to do
About Inis Mor (Inishmore) Island Inis Mór is the largest of the three Aran...
Mapping Aran Irish: A 25-Year Job!
Over 25 years ago, the Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies asked me to document the spoken Irish of Inis Mór in the...
Flying into a new dawn
The first days of the new year have bought a reprieve from storms Eva , Desmond, and Frank which battered the western...
5 Things You Must See When You Visit The Aran Islands
Located just off the coast of Galway are the Aran Islands, one of Ireland’s most famous and treasured places. These...
Ferragosto on Aran
At present we are inundated with Italian and French visitors coming to enjoy the peace, calm, and cool weather we have...
Love, Relationships & Island Living
I called up to a friend of mine, called Niall some time ago and I could only say that Niall really is a man of Aran...
Pátrún Festival – Currach Men and Modern Men
https://youtu.be/c4AA0SUQ48w I remember years ago reading a story written by the Great Island Author, Liam O Flaherty...
3 reasons to Rent or Hire a bike on Inis Mor (Inishmore)
Summer is upon us here on Inis Mor (Inishmore). We recently asked several people what were ‘the three best things...
If Aran was a man ……
Good Morning, At the very heart of this unique and beautiful island...
Inis Oírr – The Little Sister of the Aran Islands
There are three Aran Islands and the smallest – the little sister of Aran – is Inis Oírr (pronounced Inish Sheer). ...
After a long and colourful life she passed on
Always surrounded by flowers boisterous A wave of subtle scented flowers came towards me when I entered this early...
Why Should One Visit Aran Islands Once In Their Lifetime?
The Aran Islands are a cluster of three islands located on the West Coast of Ireland at the entrance of Galway Bay....
St. Patrick’s Day on the Aran Islands
St. Patrick’s Day – is probably one of the most well- known feast...
The Aran Islands in the dead of winter – a life-changing experience
I’d been to Ireland dozens of times, but a winter’s day on Inishmore was something else entirely.Photo by: Arkell...
My Favorite Place in Ireland: The Wild West – By Andrew McCarthy
A couple peers over the Cliffs of Moher at the Atlantic Ocean below. (Photograph by Jim Richardson, National...
Mystery of the moving rocks off Irish island solved
Scientists have uncovered the mystery of the moving rocks on the rugged shoreline of the Aran Islands.Photo by:...
Arancini
The name above has nothing to do with the Aran Islands perse. In Italian it means little oranges. I remember it whilst...
Visitare le Isole Aran è stato un dono del cielo e dell’amicizia. (Italian & English)
Mi trovavo per concerti al mio terzo viaggio in...
Paradoxically our hearts are delicate yet robust
This morning as I finally decided...
Missionaries are Back – The Aran Islands
On the cliff tops, there we are, on the ancient fort of Dún Aonghasa, one of the most ancient ruins of Ireland. 21...
FINDING LOVE ON THE ARAN ISLANDS
I was initially inspired to write this heading when i saw that there was to be a singles weekend in the Island's...
A Day on Inis Meaín – From Dawn to Departure
I awake before dawn to almost complete silence. I strain my ears and barely hear the muted lowing of a cow and the...
Aran ways and Aran Days
I was struck very forcibly while watching the epic hurling match on Sunday at how, we Irish are different to...
Arriving on wonderful Aran
There is something more than symbolic in leaving the mainland and traveling across to ocean to an offshore island,...
End of Summer Season Fatigue on the Aran Islands is Real!!
Firstly, for the last few busy weeks of this summer season the rhythm of my island life consisted of; work, eat, sleep...
“A lot of things catch the eye – fewer catch the heart”
I wrote this heading last Wednesday and had a general idea about what I was trying to express based on my experiences...
“I found me a diamond when I was mining for coal” – The Aran Islands
One of the really incredible aspects to living back on my beloved island is how on a daily basis, I find myself...
“The truth is what you feel” – The Aran Islands
When you come to this wonderful island, one of the challenges that is worth facing and overcoming is; to give yourself...
‘It’s a place of heart” – The Aran Islands
'It’s a place of heart.” Máirán Uí Chomáin said to me recently when I explained why I made the trip to Inis Mor with...
The Man of the Sea.
While I was sitting having my breakfast today I heard on the radio that there were to be a number of ceremonies,...
Gleann Na Ndeor – Inis Mór
I decided to embrace the rhythm of the island and sleep with the curtains open. The sunrise either crept in stealthily...
Aran Island Journey
The Aran Islands, they sound exotic, perched off the coast of Ireland, next stop Newfoundland. All I knew of...
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The Aran Islands: Our First Night
Before we embarked on our week long trip to Ireland, my friends and I did what most people do: We asked around for...
Energy Self-sufficiency on the Aran Islands – blog
Did you know that the Aran Islands are planning to augment their clean-green image in the next ten years by...
The Aran Islands – “That Island Energy”; by Paddy Aran)
The Aran Islands are located just 20km off County Galway in the West of Ireland. Inis Mor which has a population of...
Everything you need to know about TedFest
It’s that time of the year again, when hundreds of Nun’s, Priests, Bishops and various other members of the clergy...
Limestone Everyhere
Chris Mullineux posted a photo: and a sign showing the rough direction to the Black Fort
Dara Molloy – Celtic Monk & Priest
I have been performing wedding blessings and marriage ceremonies for over 30 years. For the last 15 years, or so, the...
Weddings at Aran Islands Hotel
The Aran Islands is the perfect destination for a wedding venue, from intimate to extravagant, traditional to...
On the Edge
mmsons posted a photo: Hiking to the Black Fort, an Iron Age ruin, out on Inis Mor, one of the remote Aran Islands off...
The Ultimate Guide to County Galway
Galway is a must see for when it comes to exploring and finding things to do in Ireland. Galway is known for its...
ARAN CALLING
We all remember, in vivid detail, defining moments of life. Those times, tragically and joyfully, when circumstance...
THE “UNCORRUPTED HEART OF IRELAND”
I first heard these words, hearth-side, in a small Aran cottage. They charmed my ears and drew me deeper in to the...
If Aran was a Child
I'd don't think I would be pushing it to say that the Child of Aran is one of the most blessed and fortunate children...
THE ARAN ISLAND’S DOG-HOUSE DOZEN….12 WAYS TO RE-CLAIM YOUR DARLIING’S HEART!
I’d never heard this phrase until the day after Valentine’s when a florist in my town advertised a DOG-HOUSE DOZEN...
WHERE THE WILD GARLIC GROWS
When John Millington Synge, premier playwright and Aran archivists, wrote in his book, THE ARAN ISLANDS, that “no two...
PICS: Is TedFest the most Irish thing ever?
What is TedFest? TedFest or Father Ted Fest is a festival that celebrates the legendary Irish television sitcom Father...
In Appreciation of The Aran Islands & the sea
In my view, the fishing families on this Island are the royalty and the fishermen are the princes of these islands....
SAND, STONES, AND STORIES
The Aran Islands hold stories. Stories told as only the Irish people can tell them. But they don’t stop there. If we...
ARAN ISLANDS – – – A CROOKED ROAD BACK.
I wrote last week that for most of my life, Aran has been another word for heaven to me. My goal in life was always to...
THAT WHICH DOESN’T CHANGE – A documentary made on Inis Mor by Volodomyr Kolbasa
A documentary made on Inis Mor by Volodomyr Kolbasa from the Ukraine. It captures the flavour of the island from its...
