The LORD bless you and keep you, the LORD make His face shine on you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn His face toward you and give you peace. Numbers 6: 24-26 What is an Irish goodbye? It is the act of slipping away quietly from a social gathering or party without tellingContinue reading “An Irish Goodbye”
Category Archives: Ireland Summer 2026
Two places, two people…
Notice boards at places give information enough for more than the journey of where you are. They help you to meet people from long ago as well as the present exciting environment. Here are two places: Killary Fjord and Glencar Waterfall and lake. The people are Ludwig Wittgenstein and William Butler Yeat. My first photographContinue reading “Two places each with a person”
The Sky Road
The Sky Road is a famous 16km scenic coastal loop starting and ending in Clifton, County Galway. In this post I present 5 photographs from this special drive and celebrate a Bible verse with different meanings for the last word comfort. Here is Paul speaking: ‘ God is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,Continue reading “The Sky Road”
Cracking rocks and broken coral.
Where are we? First this is called coral strand , Carraroe, county Galway a place of few rare coral and maerl strands in the county. I knew it was special when I saw it but secondly only really found out when I researched this unique place a few hours later. I knew the texture wasContinue reading “Cracking rocks and broken coral.”
Loop Head and Kilkee
Here is Solomon being descrptive: ‘ Gracious words are honeycomb sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.’ Proverbs 16:24 And then James from the New Testament: ‘Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.’ James 1:19 Loop Head is a headland on the north side of theContinue reading “Loop Head and Kilkee”
… the Shannon
The river Shannon is the major river on the island of Ireland and at 360km (224 miles) in length, is the longest river in the British Isles. It drains the Shannon River Basin, which has an area of 16,900km² approximately one fifth of the area of Ireland. Next to the River Shanon in Limerick isContinue reading “… the Shannon”
Tralee
I am going to start this post in St John’s Church, go to the river Lee, then cycle the green way between Tralee and Fenit and back again so we can spend time in the rose garden of Tralee. Let us look most careful at this newest of reconciliation stained glass windows by Britain’s mostContinue reading “Tralee”
Sneem, Waterville and King’s Head
These three are close to each other on The Ring of Kerry. This 179 km (111 mile) circular tourist route is around the Iveragh Peninsula in county Kerry Ireland. This post will look at two gardens in Sneem, a village where a river meets the sea, then the colourful stones of Waterville and views fromContinue reading “Sneem, Waterville and King’s Head”
A cuas
A cuas is an Irish word for a small tidal inlet. They are found throughout southwest Ireland the plural is cuasa. We with others had the joy of being parked in the company of one. Here are three photographs and below each some words about what love is. Love suffers long, and is kind… LoveContinue reading “A cuas”
Bantry to Eyeries
Let us start the post with looking at what love is not. Paul makes a list of these and says: ‘ love doesn’t envy, boast, act arrogant, behave rudely, seek their own interests, become easily provoked/angry, keep a record of wrongs…’ A good reminder for a family travelling together. We start in this post onContinue reading “Bantry to Eyeries”
Blarney Stone at Blarney Castle
The Blarney stone from up high. The slot at the top where it has been carefully placed. This post travels from the writings of Moses in Midian to 1314 AD and then today in 2026. It is a warm day and we have climbed an internal tower staircase with a thick rope as a handContinue reading “Blarney”
Waterford
First a question from Job: ‘ Where will wisdom be found and where is the place of understanding?’ Then he continues: ‘ gold and crystal cannot equal it: and you can’t exchange it for jewels or fine gold.’ Then right at the end God speaks: ‘ Look the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom;Continue reading “Waterford”