Wednesday 30 June 2010

killala,county mayo

A television series called Year of the french,based on a bestseller of same title was filmed here in 1981.
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Tuesday 29 June 2010

Newport,county mayo,ireland/eire

This is where grace kelly's grandfather came from.
An actress,she later married prince rainier of monaco
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Friday 25 June 2010

lough mask area,county mayo,ireland/eire

This is where the estate was that  charles boycott was an agent for.
He gave his name to the word `boycott' when the locals boycotted him as a protest at land policies.
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leam,renvule peninsula and lough bofin, county galway,ireland/eire

This area  is where A quiet Man(john wayne was in it) was filmed in the 1950s.
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athlone,westmeath,ireland/eire

Sean's Bar is the oldest pub in europe,with parts dating from AD900.
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Tuesday 22 June 2010

tuamgraney,county clare,ireland/eire

This has ireland's oldest church,reputed to date from AD969.
Also birthplace of edna o'brien,the novelist
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Gunsborough house and ballylongford,county kerry,ireland/eire

Lord kitchener was born in one of these places.
It was he who appeared in those famous posters during the WW1 that said `your country needs you.
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Your Country Needs You, Featuring Lord Kitchener Giclee Poster Print by Alfred Leeze, 9x12

fenit island near tralee,county kerry,ireland/eire

St Brendan was born here,he is said to have reached america before christopher columbus.
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dunquin area and stradbally,county kerry,ireland/eire

This is where ryan's daughter was filmed.
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macroom,county cork,ireland eire

The castle here is where william penn,founder of pennsylvania,spend his childhood.
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Monday 21 June 2010

kinsale,county cork,ireland/eire

Here william penn junior once worked,before founding pennsylvania in the usa

Westropp house,innishannon,county cork,ireland/eire

Winston churchill would visit here when a child(his aunt was married to the owner?)
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youghal, county cork,ireland/eire

Sir walter raleigh use to live here and was mayor here,planted some potatoes locally.
Moby Dick was filmed here in 1954.