Tag: County Galway
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County Galway, Ireland | The Quay House
A fortuitous change of plans led my sister and I to a memorable stay at The Quay House, the remarkable, welcoming country home of Julia and Paddy Foyle. The Quay House sits at the edge of the windswept moors of Connemara, below the cliffs towering over the Atlantic, overlooking the harbor, just down the road…
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Eye on Design | County Galway | Tales of an Irish Country House
[Fond memories of Ireland, brought back by my “pub crawl” post, have inspired me to repost some of my past stories from this wonderful country. This Georgian house was uniquely frozen in time. Check it out.] There’s no sign and it’s not on any map or in any GPS. After driving in circles and, finally,…
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Style Moment | Clifden, County Galway, Ireland
“All colors are the friends of their neighbors and the lovers of their opposites.” Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Russian/French artist
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County Galway | The Gig Rig Comes to Town
Their feet move like lightning, twirling and tapping, and springing into the air. It’s not Riverdance. It’s the villagers of Clifden, County Galway, Ireland, where dancing seems to be woven into the fabric of their everyday lives. It was a rainy Friday afternoon, but folks of all ages, shapes, and sizes, came out for the…
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Style Moment | Ballinderry Park, County Galway
“Art is unquestionably one of the purest and highest elements of human happiness. It trains the mind through the eye, and the eye through the mind. As the sun colors flowers, so does art color life.” John Lubbock (1834-1913) English biologist
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Connemara | A Savage Beauty
I’m a “details” kind of person . . . my eagle eye can spot a treasure among any flea market heap. Because of this, I find myself dumbstruck among vast expanses of scenery. Nowhere was this more true than in the extraordinary Connemara region of Ireland. There’s a road, aptly called Sky Road, that curves…
