Tag: Cork County
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Kinsale
Kinsale, coastal city. Colorful. A harbor full of ships. We ducked into an old antique shop with a cute little dog when it started to rain. Walked along the water to the harbor’s edge. Singing Downeaster Alexa, because that’s what it felt like. Content to take it all in from the fort for the hour…
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Blarney
Dusk on an autumn evening, orange light reflecting on the foliage. The grounds of Blarney Castle were almost empty an hour before closing time on a rainy November Sunday afternoon. We climbed to the top the top of the fortress to kiss the famous stone, of course, but that whole part felt fake and gimmicky…
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Baltimore
Wild Ireland, rainy and rugged. A landscape that lends itself to fairy tales. The violence of the wind, sea, rain, cliffs. The warmth of the sun, the smiles of the people. The piercing green, greenness of the grass. Rolling, rolling hills. Cows. Idyllic. __ Pouring and windy most of the morning. Poured the entire drive,…
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