Inisheer

Final day in Doolin. Up and off the site early to catch the 10 am ferry across to Inis Oirr (Inisheer), one of the 3 Aran Islands. A real isolated fishing 🎣 village. 15 minutes over on the ferry. Molly was a bit apprehensive at first, but she soon settled down (she is such a good dog 🐕 ❤️). It was pissing down when we arrived (bloody great, Paul the weatherman didn't predict this!🌧☔️). The island only has a population of 300 residents. Irish is still the first language. Apparently, school children from the mainland are often sent for their summer break to brush up on their native tongue. The islands are also renowned for their traditional Aran knitwear.
We were greeted when we arrived with several horses and carts, one of the main ways of touring around the island. The other is by pedal bike. We thought it best to use our good old legs with having Molly in tow, even though one of the guys was happy to take her in the horse and cart. We finally found a shop for a quick caffeine buzz 😁☕️.
The most striking view was the sheet number of stone walls on the tiny island. It looked like a maze of walls!!! With the odd cow or donkey dropped in 🤨
The plassy is a rusty red shipwreck that is featured on the Father Ted intro ( I YouTubed it, to check ✔️), which we walked to. Paul got chatting to the guy behind the coffee shack (2nd coffee for him) who lived in Brazil, 🇧🇷 but had come over to live and work on the island during the summer season 🤔 (how random). We didn't manage to see the lighthouse at the end of the island close up. We could see it in the distance but couldn't work out how to get to it through the maze of walls!! Another coffee stop and scone for Paul (and he wonders why he can't sleep 🙄) at the Seaweed Cafe. Before heading up for a quick photo-stop at the ruin of O’Brien’s Castle. We then headed back to the Marina to catch the ferry back to the mainland. Not before Paul made another stop for chips and curry 🫣. Next stop Galway City for two nights leaving County Clare behind 👋 Ooh and a visit to Hazel Mountain, Bean to Bar Irish Chocolatier on the way, to pick up some vegan chocolate 🍫 😀Læs mere