A Gem of a Place

Last we met, I was headed off on a journey.

I went to a gem of a place….and danced in the pastures. Guess where?

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  1. Pat Gstalder says:

    Oh, now you know the charm of Ireland! Both my husband’s and mine were from Ireland where we were privileged to go in 1991. Your pictures brought back so many wonderful memories. We stayed at Bed and Breakfast places mostly in the middle of Ireland. The brogue comes to naturally to my tongue that I had to watch myself not to answer in that way. We didn’t visit large cities just small ones like Galway and Wicklow. People were so natural and friendly and real. No pretense there! We watched them cut peat, visited the Cliffs of Mohr, and sat in a farm house with a family who just invited us in for a visit. As you found in Northern Ireland so we found in that small village farm house there are still feelings of bitterness against the British and how they handled the Great Famine. But what a lovely. lovely people and country. SO glad you got to go and experience first hand the Emerald Isle!

  2. Ramona Puckett says:

    Love this! The pictures are beautiful and I am so happy you got to travel with your family! Thank you for sharing!

  3. Carol says:

    Oh Rebekah … I love your post. My paternal grandfather came from Ireland in 1906. I talk with my cousins over there to this day and they want me to visit. I’m scared to death to fly. Your post makes me want to experience all that you have experienced. I hope I get the nerve! Thanks for all the great pictures! Carol

  4. Mary Rauch says:

    Rebekah, I have no words. You outdid yourself in capturing these treasures to share with us. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

  5. Rene Foust says:

    I’m so happy you were able to go to Ireland it is on my bucket list of places to go. Thanks for sharing

  6. Marlene Capelle says:

    Thanks for the visit. It was like I was there. Almost.

  7. Marilyn says:

    Rebekah, Thank you for this post. I feel like I was there with you. I have many ancestors from Ireland. It is such a beautiful country.
    Marilyn

  8. Margaret Hofknecht says:

    Thank you for sharing all these wonderful photos and your thoughts on Ireland. I had visited the Emerald Isle back in 1973. I thoroughly enjoyed my stay. It was rather chilly, though, and all I had to wear beside my one pair of jeans were miniskirts.

  9. Ruth Ann Smith says:

    Thank you for sharing your journey. It looks lovely and I learned so much, like a history lesson. So happy that you were able to go there and see so many wonderful sights. Amazing photos. Thanks again.

  10. Jutta says:

    Beautifully written and photographed, thank you for sharing!

  11. Vivian Monroe says:

    Oh how I LOVE Ireland, my ancestors are from Ireland and we were blessed to go there years ago..I LOVED every bit of it..I love their sayings, we were fortunate and got to visit the Waterford Factory, The Belleek Factory, and Cliffs of Moher, Ring of Kerry, and so many more places…just Beautiful…and I too was afraid of flying but my husband made it easy, he told me these wise words….”either you will get to Ireland like you have always wanted, or if the plane blows up you will get to see Jesus face to face…” made it so much easier,,,you see we went 3 weeks after 911…

  12. Joanne Luthman says:

    Loved, loved your tour!!!
    Thank you for sharing!

  13. Olivia Gonzalez says:

    Absolutely lovely! The feeling of peace permeates in each photo. Thank you for the visit.

  14. Judith palfey says:

    Love all your pictures I as well as you have ties to Ireland both my parents were Irish I have wanted to go for more years then I can say. Hope to get there with in the next year. Your pictures are just needed to get motivated. Thank you. Judy

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