Valentia

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Fishing Boat. Heading home.

My Trusty Bike. But now getting very rusty from a few years at sea.

Old Church. Most of the graves in this churchyard are from the 1840's and 50's when the potato crop failed and famine struck down the young and old. I was surprised at the number of child graves.

Typical Road. This one is a bit wider -- many are too narrow for 2 cars to pass and someone has to find a place to pull over.

Atlantic Ocean. America is out there somewhere...

Valentia Channel. Portmagee is the village to the right of the bridge. Valentia Island is on the left.

Amazing Wooden Boat. The intricacy of this hull and the challenge of shaping it from wood just boggles my mind.

Skipper of the God Met Ons. God knows how he stays awake going back and forth every 20 minutes or so.

The Ferry. The ferry at Knightstown takes at least 15 cars, plus bikes and foot traffic.

Murphy's Boatyard. A horrible home. Boatyards are not designed for humans.

God Met Ons. Translates from the Dutch as 'God is with us'

Faeries. Bloody faeries are everywhere in Ireland!

Row Houses. Today these are mostly holiday rentals.

House 1

Beautiful Church at Knightstown

House 2

House 3

Valentia Lighthouse. This famous lighthouse is quite a sight in an Atlantic gale.

The Fertha. Cahersiveen in the distance and Knocknadobar is the big lump on the left

Our Lady's Grotto. no comment

The Virgin's Grotto

It's a New World

Sheep and Two Lambs. She came right up to me and stamped her feet, grabbed the last bit of dry grass in the manger and tossed it over her shoulder, clearly disgusted with conditions in this field.

Mad Sheep. Close up, why do sheep look mad?

The track to Bray Head Tower. You can just see the tower in the distance.

Bray Head Tower

Looking Towards the Skelligs

Bray Head Tower

The Skelligs. With the remains of the Bray Head flagpole .

History of Transatlantic Telegraph

Telegraph Station. These slabs are all that's left of the transatlantic telegraph station.

Transatlantic Bay. It's real name is Foilhommerum Bay and it is where the first operational transatlantic cable was laid.

History of Transatlantic Telegraph

Alternative Transport. If you don't fancy a boat trip then there are other ways to visit The Skelligs.

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