Connemara, Ireland by Roman Popelar

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Mount Gable (Binn Shléibhe) from the west, on a walk to Crumlin Valley in Connemara yesterday. That's Lough Corrib to the right. Lovely day for a hike

34km #Connemara loop cycle between #Roundstone & #Clifden that takes you across the stunning Roundstone bog road & #Mannin bay coral strand, the #Marconi transmission site, Dogs Bay, Errisbeg & Roundstone

Video at
https://youtu.be/msOwRgd72Xw

Connemara Wednesday Forecast:
Morning sun turning cloudy across the region.
• Renvyle warmest at 17°C, Clifden 16°C, Leenane, Glinsce, Letterfrack 15–16°C.
• Patchy morning fog around Leenane and Glinsce.
• Light east-southeast breezes.

Wednesday Night:
Cloudy everywhere.
• Milder in Renvyle (low 13°C), cooler inland (9–10°C).
• Winds strengthen slightly after midnight, gusty near the coast.

This is a 12km loop cycle with all but 600m on local roads in #Connemara about 4km from #Clifden where you could rent bikes - the YouTube of the route ends with the route from Clifden. Or park at the Marconi loop walk across the road from the loop end

I added the short if hilly dead ends to the two harbor’s and small settlement at the ends of the peninsula - otherwise the only ascent is that up to Alcock & Brown
#cycleConnemara #connemaratourism #ebikeadventures

https://youtu.be/XYVdMUP3K0w

Continuing my cycling trip around #Connemara, this is the ‘road’ that runs above #Roundstone on the side of Errisbeg and a useful warning to be careful about following Google maps

A lot of the Atlantic coast is fantastic for cycling in particular before the main tourist season starts in the summer when the roads are quiet. I’ve guides to several possible routes (and will be adding todays) at

Connemara cycles
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRcr37Lk8e4Vxg1mRjaHbER6-gv4O9efI

Róisín Elsafty (born in Connemara) is an Irish-Egyptian singer in the sean-nós tradition. She is a native speaker of Irish and and fluent in Arabic. The family were a multi-religious household, celebrating both Christmas and Eid ul-Fitr. 1/2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlABvI8xHDo

Came across this fox statue somewhere along the coast of Connemara. The second photo shows the Inscription at the foot of the statue, which I believe explains the origin of the word "shenanigans".

Staying in Connemara with friends for the St. Patrick's celebrations, and they took us out to St. Patrick's chapel at Mám Eán (pass of the birds). Although we'd driven through Connemara a couple of times, we'd never walked here. The walk itself wasn't particularly difficult, but you get to see some of the summits of the Maum Turk range, with their glacial sculpting from previous ice ages forming precipitous ridges and deep cwms. The weather wasn't too bad either, it didn't rain, and the wind was only biting at the pass. After lunch in a pub in Maam, we headed over to the fjord in Killary, with views out towards the mouth and the sea.
#ireland
#Connemara
#mamean
#stpatricksday

Cycling #Clifden to Casla on #EuroVelo 1 by eBike through #Connemara
https://youtu.be/goACRCE5-70

Relief du Connemara #connemara #ireland #roadtrip #fujifilm #fujixseries

Roof destroyed, billboard still standing. I’d suggest contacting the original builder. #Connemara #StormEowyn

An OK film, led me to a really enjoyable Kindle book, then the audio with a superb narrator.

A tale beyond the pale, connecting ancient past to present, a dark mystery found on a lonely road winding through western #Ireland to a #Connemara forest impossible to find on any map.

The Watchers (Book 1)
Written by A.M. Shine and narrated by Jacqueline Milne
https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Watchers-Audiobook/B09XSWD4C9

Loving this chalk board at Runda, An Spidéal

There's a story I love, probably apocryphal, about a Connemara woman who was asked if she believed in fairies.

"I don't," she said. "But they're there anyway."