Inishmore: An Edge Place Par Excellence (Part I)
A Place At The Edge of the World An eminent ethnographer once wrote that many of us travel to the …
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Brendan & Aisling – Part 3 (Final)
She knew the poem well, realizing that his beautiful orison was nothing less than a marriage proposal. As he finished …
Brendan & Aisling – Part 2
And so, the summer passed in relative peace. Days turned into weeks, and weeks into months. He completely replaced the …
Brendan & Aisling (A Love Story) – Part 1
It happened one May that Brendan flew from his home in the US, to effect a pilgrimage to Ireland in …
Rock Climbing – The Aran Islands, Co. Galway, West of Ireland
Heres a couple of Pictures from Kev’s recent trip to the Aran Islands – here pictured climbing a new variation …
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 are …
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 …
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 …
Flying into a new dawn
The first days of the new year have bought a reprieve from storms Eva , Desmond, and Frank which battered …
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 …