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Photo Thursday: An Off-Beat Visit in County Clare

Irish Iron age village
Crannog, Bronze age village, Ireland

Before we traveled to Ireland in 2008, we learned about a recreation of an Bronze Age Village called The Cragganouwen Project. We had a large scale book-type map of the roads, but even so, navigating to Cragganouwen proved a challenge. We drove on country roads barely wide enough for one car, with vegetation brushing the sides of the car at some points. You know that kind of road–it makes you begin to doubt whether you’re in the right place, or whether it is even worth the trip. Continue reading Photo Thursday: An Off-Beat Visit in County Clare