Last evening for the tour. Kitty sings a new song she has written

Last day before we head to the airport tomorrow in Ennistymon .

In a pub in Doolin for dinner and great music.

Our musician Kitty Donohoe

Many police and fire fighter patches from all over the world.

These folks are passionate about promoting Irish music.

Demonstration of dogs herding sheep with only whistle commands

IN County Claire visiting the Burren

You guessed it, another ancient tomb that dates back to 5800 BC!

Limestone landscape  of the Burren.

Tour group in front on the memorial

National Memorial to all those who died while emigrating and died on ships to America

A mountain named Crough Patrick in the area where Saint Patrick established Christianity

The world is a small place!

Friends of a friend of mine in Jackson!

The cemetery around the Abbey

the grounds of Ballintubber

Church example before the Abbey was built.  Just a wooden structure.

At Ballintubber Abbey-- built in the 1216--300 years before St Peter's in Rome was built

The doorway that was returned after restoration began in 1967

A 1000 year old baptismal fount

On Archill Isand just off the mainland

This is on Keem Bay--supposedly one of the top ten beaches in the world.  I've seen better!

Just outside Westport to see Grace O'Malley's castle

Tombs in the huge 6000 year old cemetery

There are many cremated people placed in the burial pits.

 wPassage ways are in front of the toms to help the deceased pass into the spirit world.  T his is the largest burial pit In the cemetery-- most likely a king of the ancient tribes.

A platform of rocks for the tomb of the King and family.

Around Killybegs

 where the hydreng safe gorgeous

Lunch in Kellybegs, a fishing village with great fish and chips

A mountain on the Atlantic near Donegal called Slieve League

Highest sea cliffs on the Island of Ireland

Although you would need to be on the sea to appreciate the height.

This guide in Derry looks like my friend, Hank

My ancestors on my mother's side were named McIntyre

The countryside is expansive with large fields, and quite different than the small green fields in the south.

Just outside of Derry in northern Ireland

Grianan of Aileach ...a fort built in the 5th to 12th century that was built to the god Dagda.  This was rebuilt in the 1800s after it had been destroyed.  It's pretty windy up there, and you can see 360 degrees around!