Achill Island – more from the old days
I would like to dedicate this post to my Aunt Daphne who passed way on the 1st of August 2014, she was lovely lady who enjoyed life and found her […]
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Achill Postcards – 1960’s and 1970’s
Here are some old postcards of Achill Island, mostly from the 1960’s and 1970’s and included are some of the back’s underneath the card which are quite interesting to read, […]
Achill Island in the 1960’s
Achill is a magical place, but even more so when I look back on my childhood, here are some pictures my father (Eric Hughes) took back in the 60’s. Some […]
Connemara by Motorcycle
A Few pictures from my trip to Connemara Wild Atlantic way Famine memorials, always sadden me, these people walked in appalling conditions to try and make […]
Into the west
Connemarra, stunning and a cruel mistress when she wants to be Please click on the link below, Google came up with this one! a few pics of a ride […]
Ireland’s loss to the All Blacks
Rugby is my game; it has been since I went to boarding school at the age of 10. For 40 years I have waited for Ireland to beat the All […]
Achill-Henge revisited
I returned again recently to Achill – Henge to see if my feelings about the place had changed I was also strangely attracted to the henge and have spent hours […]
Achill-henge
Imagine walking in the sublime hills of Achill Island on the West Coast of Ireland, the old stone paths, the rough grass, the heather, peat falling from the edge of […]
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