Nolan: a traditional shop
Kilkee to Galway, Connacht, Ireland - 23rd September 2007
Following the party in Kilkee and the wander around the cliffs, Nosher and Isobel leave the group and head off up the coast to Galway. There's no particular plan as such, so it's a bit of an amble. On the way, we manage to spot a derelict petrol station, get windswept on the beach at Lahinch and then just catch the last tour of the day in Aillwee caves. We end up in Galway later that day, and get a room at the Jury's Inn before heading into the rainy town for a spot of fish 'n' chips, Guiness, Jameson & "red" and some live trad music in a back-street bar.
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A derelict petrol pump
Derelict petrol pumps near Kilkee
Some derelict containers
No prancing horses or emptying shredders
The rocky seafront at Lahinch
Isobel in Aillwee caves
Isobel in a rock tunnel
The tour group heads through the caves
Some tiny stalactites
A bigger section of the cave
The tour group bunches up a bit
Exit into the light
A drizzly view of the Burren
There's a cow traffic jam
The cow roadblock near a church
The damp streets of Galway
McDonagh's fish'n'chip bar
More of a wet Galway
Trad musicians in Green's Bar
An accordion and a whistle
More trad action
The crowd in Green's Bar, Galway
Pints of Guinness
Ideal Drapery: an abandoned shop
The river through Galway
Some sort of watchtower on a bridge
The Jury's Inn hotel
Wooden boats at Galway
boats by a stone pontoon
Hundreds of swans float about
Some dude feeds the swans
A line of swans leads to a family
Colourful houses and the swans of Galway
Isobel goes toe-to-toe with a swan
An irridescent crow
Another boat on a trailer
The small road bridge near the hotel
The Spanish Arch
A bit of derelict house
Sad: lost or abandoned stuffed animals on a bench
Galway's main street
Colourful buildings in Galway town centre
A Santa looks out of a window
More Galway High Street
Heraldry flags of family names
Oscar Wilde as a statue
In a music shop, Isobel tries out a bit of bodhrán
A busker does his thing on shiny cobbles
Busking banjo
The damp cobbles of Galway
Outside a blue and yellow bar on Cross Street
The Ard Bia café
On the way out of Galway: steps on the side of a big tank or silo
Funky building on the outskirts of Galway
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Nolan: a traditional shop
Nolan: a traditional shop
A derelict petrol pump
Derelict petrol pumps near Kilkee
Some derelict containers
No prancing horses or emptying shredders
The rocky seafront at Lahinch
Isobel in Aillwee caves
Isobel in a rock tunnel
The tour group heads through the caves
Some tiny stalactites
A bigger section of the cave
The tour group bunches up a bit
Exit into the light
A drizzly view of the Burren
There's a cow traffic jam
The cow roadblock near a church
The damp streets of Galway
McDonagh's fish'n'chip bar
More of a wet Galway
Trad musicians in Green's Bar
An accordion and a whistle
More trad action
The crowd in Green's Bar, Galway
Pints of Guinness
Ideal Drapery: an abandoned shop
The river through Galway
Some sort of watchtower on a bridge
The Jury's Inn hotel
Wooden boats at Galway
boats by a stone pontoon
Hundreds of swans float about
Some dude feeds the swans
A line of swans leads to a family
Colourful houses and the swans of Galway
Isobel goes toe-to-toe with a swan
An irridescent crow
Another boat on a trailer
The small road bridge near the hotel
The Spanish Arch
A bit of derelict house
Sad: lost or abandoned stuffed animals on a bench
Galway's main street
Colourful buildings in Galway town centre
A Santa looks out of a window
More Galway High Street
Heraldry flags of family names
Oscar Wilde as a statue
In a music shop, Isobel tries out a bit of bodhrán
A busker does his thing on shiny cobbles
Busking banjo
The damp cobbles of Galway
Outside a blue and yellow bar on Cross Street
The Ard Bia café
On the way out of Galway: steps on the side of a big tank or silo
Funky building on the outskirts of Galway