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    • TravelerIreland
      Day 16

      Derry City Wall

      July 22, 2023 in Northern Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F

      Mom and I got up and walked the Derry Wall. Pretty cool. It's about a mile around, and served the purpose of protecting the city in the 1600's. It served the purpose of keeping the Catholics out in the 1900's.Read more

    • TravelerIreland 2023
      1
      Day 11

      Starting the morning right!

      May 12, 2023 in Northern Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F

      Starting the morning right. The local bakery, Courtney's, came highly recommended. Spot on! Scones, fresh cream filled donut, cinnamon donut, and an apple tart. 😋 No! We did NOT eat them all right away! Saved some for later. 😆

      Stopped in the church gardens across the street. Just lovely. They have a 200 year old beech tree according to Paudi ("not Paulie" we were told), the grounds keeper. Many nuns are buried under this tree as the building that now has a Catholic school was once a nunnery. The chapel has stained glass windows by Harry Clarke (1889-1931), an Irish stained-glass artist and book illustrator whose works are considered national treasures.

      We left a sunny Dingle to drive into the clouds covering the Conner Pass on our way to the Blennerville Windmill. What we thought was a photo op turned into a really interesting stop. The port here is where the Jeanne Johnson famine ship departed from for other lands (remember we saw this ship on Day 1). At 5 stories tall, this stone windmill is the largest working windmill in Ireland. The mill has been refurbished and is again operational. The miller gave us a tour and demonstrations about how it all functioned. Quite amazing. Even Richard learned something new! 🤓

      The ferry system has been grand.  We took a second car ferry trip today to cut over to the Kilkie Cliffs and Pollock Holes. This was yet another of the amazing "like another world" sites. 

      The Cliffs of Moher are one of the most famous sites and images of Ireland. The sheer cliffs are 700 ft high - second highest in Ireland and has one of the major bird nesting colonies. They are stunning to see!       Read more

    • TravelerIreland 2023
      1
      Day 10

      Things don't always go as you plan...

      May 11, 2023 in Northern Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F

      Things don't always go as you plan...the Sea Safari was cancelled (rough seas). 😢 The up side to that is we had lots of time for the Slea Head Drive! The morning started out a bit cool, gray, and windy - some real Irish weather. 😀

      First stop - Fairy Fort and critters. 🐑🐎🐐🦙 We had so much fun with the animals we kinda forgot about the fort. Stop two was Dunbeg Fort and no critters so I could focus. This fort, from 500BC, is nearly falling into the ocean as erosion wears away at the cliff. I hiked up to see some of the abandoned famine houses while Richard checked out the building that housed a restaurant. When I got back, he had found us some real Irish headgear to help complete our conversion. 😆☘️

      Somewhere between the 8th and 12th centuries, dry stone stacked huts called "beehive huts" were built. They were used mostly by monks and Star Wars film crews.

      Onward...Dunmore Beach and Dunquin Pier. This is where the less than 175 inhabitants of the Blanket Islands would row across to unload their sheep and other items to sell on the main island. This island's people were instrumental in helping the Irish language not go extinct. Today, Irish is now a required to be taught in schools and is growing in use. Learn more: blasket.ie

      Stopped for a pint at the western most pub in Ireland, Kruger's. We then continued our loop around with a stop at the Gallarus Oratory. Also built using the stacked dry stone method, it stands today exactly as it was built over 1000 years ago. There has been no need for any renovations! Amazing! 

      Back in town, we popped into Murphy's for some locally made ice cream. Oh my goodness!! Such great flavors - Brown Bread Crumble, Chocolate Whiskey, Dingle Sea Salt, and Honeycomb Caramel. 😋🍦 I know, brown bread ice cream sounds really weird, but it was delicious!

      We had enough time to drive Slea Head a second time...hoping for a little more sun. We didn't get the sunset we were hoping for, but we did stop back at Kruger's for a pub dinner. Learned about Sheep Dog peanut butter whiskey. Delicious!

      After a few hundred more photos, we arrived back in Dingle in time to hit a couple of pubs. Foxy John's is half pub, half hardware store. 😂 Then, down the street to Nelligan's for some TRAD (traditional) music to end our day.       Read more

    • TravelerAn Olympic Sized Holiday
      Day 19

      Derry - the Bogside

      August 17 in Northern Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      Wow. The amount of history I have learned this morning is incredible. Our tour director did an amazing job of setting us up so that we would understand what we saw when we reached Derry. Firstly, in Ireland, all the signs mention “Derry”, but once you cross the border they say “Londonderry”. The flags change from area to area. There is no possible way I can get into the intricacies here, but it was certainly eye opening.

      We started by driving through the Bogside of Derry. This is where “Bloody Sunday” happened. There are an incredible amount of murals.

      There is also a walled Protestant community right in the predominantly Catholic community. The walls were meant to come down after the Good Friday agreement, but for safety, this didn’t happen.

      It is really hard to fathom what life must have been like here during “the Troubles”.      Read more

    • TravelerAn Olympic Sized Holiday
      Day 19

      The Tower Museum

      August 17 in Northern Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      It’s quite a rainy day, so I thought a museum might be a good idea. I didn’t have time to see all of it, but the Story of Derry section was fascinating. It went from prehistoric times right into the “Troubles” and modern day. It was great to learn about how the area had changed over time.Read more

    • Europa, wir kommen
      2
      Day 341

      Derry/Londonderry

      May 24 in Northern Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

      Während die Stadt in der Republik Irland Derry heißt, wird sie im Vereinigten Königreich Londonderry genannt (nur die Einwohner selber sagen meistens Derry).
      Nachdem wir einen kurzen Abstecher zur Peace Bridge gemacht haben, ging es einmal durch die Innenstadt zur St. Columb´s Cathedral, die zur Church of Ireland gehört, also anglikanisch ist. (Nicht nur mit dem Geld ist das kompliziert hier!) Eine schöne Kirche, in der mich besonders die uralten Flaggen beeindruckt haben.
      Da ich mich bisher eher wenig mit dem Nordirlandkonflikt beschäftigt habe und auch bisher nicht so wirklich wusste worum es dabei eigentlich geht, haben wir noch das Museum of Free Derry besucht. Das Gebäude steht in Bogside, dem Viertel, in dem am 30. Januar 1972 die Demonstration stattfand, die später im "Bloody Sunday" endete. Sehr eindrucksvolle und bewegende Texte, Bilder und Videos sind in dem kleinen Museum zu sehen.      Read more

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    • TravelerEin Sommer im Norden
      Day 104

      Peace Bridge

      August 13, 2023 in Northern Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

      Die Derry Peace Bridge über den Fluss Foyle überbrückt eine 400 Jahre alte politische Kluft zwischen zwei Seiten einer einst bitter gespaltenen Gesellschaft.
      Die Brücke wurde am 25. Juni 2011 eröffnet und ist 235 Meter lang.Read more

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    • TravelerIreland
      1
      Day 6

      Derry

      May 18, 2023 in Northern Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

      Derry is where Bloody Sunday occured in 1972. It happened as a result of 'The Toubles' associated with separation of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (UK). Thirteen people died and an inquiry said these people provoked the situation. After a second inquiry it was found that they were innocent. Derry has done a lot of work to promote peace since that incident.Read more

    • TravelerAuszeit
      Day 599

      Londonderry Derry

      June 6 in Northern Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

      Wir sind in Nordirland angekommen. Das Navi springt auf mp/h um, der Provider schreibt, surfen wie zuhause.
      Was braucht es mehr 😂🤷🏼‍♀️?

      Derry [ˈdɛɹɪ] (offiziell Londonderry; irisch Doire Cholm Chille [ˈdɛɾʲə ˌxɔɫəm ˈçɪl̠ʲə], deutsch ‚Eichenhain des (hl.) Columcille‘, oder meist kurz Doire ‚Eichenhain‘) ist eine Stadt in Nordirland. Sie ist mit etwa 85.000 Einwohnern (Stand 2008) die zweitgrößte Stadt Nordirlands und viertgrößte der irischen Insel. Sie liegt am River Foyle in der historischen Grafschaft (County) Londonderry nahe der Grenze zur Republik Irland. Die Stadt Derry war seit 1973 Teil des größeren Districts Derry, zu dem auch das ländliche Umland der Stadt gehörte, und ist seit 2015 Teil des Districts Derry City and Strabane. Derry ist nunmehr einer der beiden Verwaltungssitze des Distrikts Derry City and Strabane.

      Ich habe inzwischen meine Liebe zu irische Interpreten entdeckt. Røry Gallagher und The Undertones sind zwei, die ich durch Plakate und Wandbilder entdeckt habe. Echt gut.. Gefällt mir 🥳      Read more

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    • TravelerIreland
      Day 16

      Free Derry Walking Tour

      July 22, 2023 in Northern Ireland ⋅ 🌧 59 °F

      Red took us on a very somber tour of The Troubles and Bloody Sunday.
      Red was 17 during Bloody Sunday and was in the March. But he and his friends heard the gunfire and got out.
      The stories he shared and the history learned was impactful for us all. I was teary-eyed.
      The biggest takeaway is this:
      The Troubles were not about religion. It's many, many years of British oppression, compiled with the Easter Rising in 1916, then the Partition in 1922, topped with the poor treatment of Catholics. Basically the Catholics and Protestants (the lower class were treated just as horrible as all the Catholics) got together and started a civil movement for equal rights in 1969. Things like jobs and housing to be equal and fair for all. If you were Catholic or a low class Protestant, you had slum housing and no job, or maybe you had a job, but you were paid at a lower rate. These poor conditions were the straws that broke the camel's back. There was so much more than religion involved.
      Don't talk about Margaret Thatcher in Northern Ireland. They despise her. She claimed there was no war during the Troubles. Why did the British government send army tanks in and armed men? Lots to unpack.
      There is peace now. But the Brexit issue has definitely caused some flare-up.      Read more

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