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Only in Ireland
This entry was posted in Arts and Crafts, Beaches, Eire, Europe, History, Ireland, Literature, Natural Environment, Travel, World Heritage and tagged Dingle, Donegal, Father Ted, Galway, Ireland Burial service, Kerry, Only in Ireland, Sligo, West Cork. Bookmark the permalink.
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Are the women in the next to last shot dancing or fighting? Looks like you might have been hexed in the 3rd one.
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It’s a good Irish jig, they are just taking it very seriously. The man was not amused when I took his picture without putting a coin in his cap.
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It looks like you might have stumbled on a little piece of paradise there. Presumably the first sign is to discourage keen amateurs from digging their own graves when they think they are digging somebody else’s!
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Apparently it is quite normal for a family to dig the grave for a lost relative. When I worked for the Council the H&S rules for grave digging ran into several pages!
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Thanks for the heads up! I will remove my shovel from my suitcase before travelling to Ireland. Still, looks like a great time.
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Yes, don’t want to shovelling dirt when you can be drinking Guinness!
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I had quite hoped to do a bit of grave digging when in Ireland. Unpacking my shovel. 🙂
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More room in your suitcase now!
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Considering we do carry on quite helpful actually.
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Got a smile our of this one! I promise, I will do no voluntary grave digging!
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I think it must be my most favourite sign ever.
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I love all these photographs. I spent my childhood and early teens in Ireland and whereas it was less touristy than it is now, i.e. no Irish dancing in the pubs or on the streets – in fact, women weren’t ever seen in pubs, the dry-stone walls, the accordion music, and the shops selling petrol, sweets, stout, ropes and everything needed were all around me.
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Ireland does seem to manage to retain a lot of the magic of the past!
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You’ll have realized by now that I’ve raided my Spam folder and found some of your Posts, so back on track. I have de-followed you and then clicked on Follow, so we shall see what that does.
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I too sometimes find that people suddenly slip into spam and I confess that I rarely check it.
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