Stop #16: Link to Wikipedia Carrowmore is one of the four major passage tomb complexes in Ireland (see also Bru na Boinne). It is located at the geographical centre of the Cúil Irra peninsula 3 km west of Sligo town. It is also one of the largest (in terms of number of monuments) complexes of […]
Stop #12: Link to Wikipedia Brú na Bóinne means Palace of the Boyne or Mansion of the Boyne. It contains one of the world’s most important prehistoric landscapes dating from the Neolithic period, including the large Megalithic passage graves of Knowth, Newgrange and Dowth as well as some 90 additional monuments (the photos are of […]
Stop #8: So I thought Kilkenny looked familiar, but I thought it was because I was getting good at recognizing Georgian Architecture! Imagine my surprise when Randy spotted a picture of a red and yellow door that he was sure I also had in an older portfolio. So I now realize that I returned to […]
Our trips back to Boston are becoming less frequent. I swear that every time I go back, a bunch of tall office buildings have gone up, my block in Southie has a bunch of new condos, and the traffic keeps getting worse. But I never get tired of the gritty feel, the history, the pride, […]