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Inishmaan in general

Newest Review: ... see. A couple of bikes flew past me, in a rush to catch the boat. There was only one path, and I followed it up to a pub, apparently the only pub on the Island, and one with a fine tradition of Irish folk music-making. I wandered past a couple of B&B's, offering the finest Clam Chowder and similar fishy dishes - I had a feeling there wasn't many vegetarians on this island. As I continued wandering, my curiosity go the better of me, and I never made it back to the boat in half an hour, nor to Innismore at all. I was completely enraptured by the beauty of the island. Eventually the path spl ... more

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Inishmaan in general: A Maze Ing (1009 words)
by - written on 10/10/01
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Innismaan was never on my agenda when I visited Ireland. In fact, I never knew it existed. Although I had heard of the Irish Aran Islands off the west coast, I knew very little about them. I had been busy visiting sights and shopping hard, and was lookin forward to a restful afternoon of doing nothing for a change! So it was completely on impulse, as I strolled along the harbour at Galway Bay around midday, that I saw a crowd of people streaming off a small ferry, and asked the Captain where they had come from. "Aran Islands, leaving again in ten minutes. We stop off at Innismaan, but the place most people visit is the biggest Island, Innismore." ... Read the complete review