Ireland

Known to the Irish as Eire (pronounced "air"), this small country has all street signs in both English and Gaelic. (I'm not sure why. Everyone speaks English and it seems that they only speak Gaelic in the rural or isolated parts.) A lot of nice scenery here, though not as much as you might expect. Dublin is fairly urbanized and most of the country is covered with suburban housing developments.



L: An old gravestone; R: A sign for a bar on Inishmoor



L: Part of the Seven Churches on Inishmoor; R: An old rusty fishing boat



L: A gravestone written in Gaelic; R: Part of the Seven Churches



L: Shoreline of Inishmoor; R: Boats near a dock



L: A sign someone left in a graveyard; R: the Bank of Ireland building which used to house the Irish parliament in Dublin



L: Some colorful storefronts in Dublin; R: Four Courts and some other buildings along the Liffey in Dublin



L: Lights strung across a Dublin street for Christmas; R: A view down the Liffey in Dublin



L: Some industry in Dublin; R: Painting on a wall



Construction of some sort on a storefront


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