Irish notes

Technically, I already visited Irish Shannon - Aeroflot planes used to stop here for refueling on the way to the USA

But the airport did not leave the land and the Irish did not trample, so, again technically, Ireland became the 64th country that I visited and the first new country this year, despite the fact that it is already 12 The trip is after New Year's holidays. What is Ireland famous for? With his green clover, St. Patrick's Day, leprechauns, rugby, IRA, U2, dances, harsh northern nature, Irish triple distilled whiskey, Baileys liqueur, Guinness beer and the anecdote "Tu Tickets to Dublin." Where the pancake? There, a pancake! & Quot; Unfortunately, & quot; that Dublin & quot; we did not hit, but "&"; ayrish pubs & quot; visited a lot - enjoyed the Guinness and local flavor & hellip;

Guinness in Ireland is almost a national drink:

It is served in every pub, of which there are many:

In addition to Guinness, red Smith Smith and apple sider Bulmers are often found:

Unlike us, in Ireland it is customary to hang out not for apartments or clubs, but to meet friends in pubs. Already elderly people wear jackets and shirts and come to spend the evening with a mug of black Guinness:

The second most famous drink is whiskey. Irish consider themselves the ancestors of this drink - in the Irish word "water" is written as "uisce", which was transformed into "whiskey"

Each pub has its own atmosphere created by various trifles, such as the sign on the wall in front of the female toilet:

Before several restaurants, I saw signs that they were recognized as "The best Irish restaurant" in this or that year by the version of Bridgestone. It's strange that the years often coincided ...

By the appearance of the castle, you can easily determine for what purposes it was built. If the windows are narrow, and on the roof of the loopholes, then this castle was meant for defense and military domination in the region, and if the windows are wide, it means it was built for a beautiful life and parties:

The modest interiors of the 16th century Dangweir castle - one of the most popular Irish castles open to visitors - are strikingly different from those where we lived:

All floors are connected by a tight spiral staircase with narrow loopholes:

And I did not shoot this landscape on the moon, but in the Burren national park. Here, in the slits on the limestone plateau, plants belonging to different ecosystems coexist - the Alpine plants next to the subtropical ones, and the forest plants can grow in meadows with no forests:

Limestone was formed at a time when modern Ireland was at the bottom of the tropical sea, about 350 million years ago. In the slots you can find fossilized corals, sea urchins, sea lilies and ammonites:

On the territory of Burren Park is one of the most visited attractions of Ireland - Dolmen Pulanbron, which is translated from the Irish language as "pit of misfortunes":

This funeral tomb belongs to the Neolithic and was built around 6 thousand (!!!) years ago. During the excavations in 1985, the remains of 22 adults and 6 children were found under it:

Another famous landmark of Ireland is the Moher cliffs. In good weather, you can see how the rock ridge stretches for 8 kilometers along the coast:

These rocks & quot; remember & quot; people who built Dolmen 6 thousand years ago:

Unfortunately, that day there was a heavy downpour and we, instead of admiring the beauty of the rocks and the giant waves, were soaked to the skin. My legendary red jacket, which you often saw on me, "let it flow" and I got soaked to the cowards, in the sense that even my cowards got wet. But not all days in Ireland are rainy. The next couple of days we enjoyed the sun and the picturesque clouds:

The coast in the small town of Galway:

I was surprised by the number of local, bathing in the ocean, because there was only +13 degrees on the street:

A lot of people were walking along the embankment. They all reached the end of the path and kicked the wall:

Approximately 100 years ago, along the city, there was a long long trail for walks of local people (either 6 or 8 kilometers) and then the local landlord built a house on the shore and fenced it with a fence, and therefore the path diminished almost not a third. Since then, local people have been trying to destroy this fence. to return the original track to the path. Funny fact - the house of this landlord has already collapsed, and the fence did not even glance, although it was just at home that the fence was kicking every passing person here. By the way, note that all the inscriptions are made in English and Irish El languages - in Ireland they are both:

The main pedestrian tourist street Galway:

People enjoy good weather and Guinness:

I liked the name of the store "Twice as nice":

Local shops are heavily trading Aran knitted fishing sweaters. They knit from homemade unpainted wool, which was not completely cleaned from natural fat, so this sweater has water-repellent properties. The sleeves of the sweater are slightly shortened so that they are less wet during work in the sea. Each family used its unique pattern, and before sweaters served to identify the bodies of dead fishermen who were thrown ashore:

At each corner sell the Claddagh rings. They are made in the form of a pair of hands that hold a heart crowned with a crown. The heart symbolizes love, hands — friendship, and the crown — faithfulness:

Claddagh rings are worn as a sign of friendship or betrothal. There are the following nuances: If the ring is worn on the right hand and the heart is facing away from its owner (that is, to the fingertips), then this indicates that the owner of the Cladd's ring is in search of his love. If the ring is worn on the right hand and the heart is drawn to the ring-holder, then this indicates that the wearer of the ring is in a romantic relationship. The ring on the left hand with the heart facing its owner is considered engagement.