Betwixt Night and Day

The witching hour is a time of shape shifters, spooks and spells.

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Most People Have Fairies at the Bottom of Garden

But the Polranny Pirates have two magnificent Beehives, lovingly tended by
Tim Stevens of Clew Bay Honey!

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Shopping Trip...

...to the local hardware store.
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Delicate as a Fra Angelico Fresco

Part of a ruined hunting lodge in North Mayo.

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The Sea in Ireland Showing Its True Colours

Emerald green, of course!

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A Little Corner of Paradise...

... in the Pirates' very own back Garden of Eden!

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The Resident Goddess at Corley's Pub

You can have a slap-up Sunday lunch here after attending mass at
Ballintubber Abbey, a place of great mysticism from pre-Christian times onwards.

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I'm Not the Only Visitor to this Ancient Moorland!

As I passed, I added a small, white stone to the tiny tower.

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Beauty...

... in this enchanted land!

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The Queen of Trees...

...towering over the forest surrounding Moore Hall in the Wild West of Ireland.

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Glendalough..

...still haunted by the ghosts of 6th century monks.
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A Mighty Tree

In the Pirate's garden, right next to the Folly!

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In Ireland, It's Always Good to Get to Know the Locals

Like this auburn-haired beauty!
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There Are Sheep Everywhere in Ireland

Even on the kitchen table!
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The Way to Wake Up in the Wild West of Ireland

A wonky lamp and two loved-up bears.
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En Route to Polranny via Heuston Station in Dublin?

Then drop in at the Galway Hooker. It's a great place to have lunch while
waiting for your train.

PS No, not THAT kind of hooker, it's a type of boat.

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The Hare's There...

...somewhere.
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Above And Below

The waters of Clew Bay with the Croagh Patrick
in the background. a place of pilgrimage.

As Evening Falls...

...and the little white houses acquire an eerie glow...
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A Sea of Many Colours

Here tinted by the surrounding peat bogland.
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Ancient Gravestone

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Another Bloody Rainbow!

It happens all the time...
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They Say Every Thirteenth Wave Is a Freak Wave

No wonder this hardy swimmer is gazing at the darkness beyond!
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Pirate Bert...

...completing her ascent of the nearby Slievemore Mountain.
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The Polranny Pirates Flag!

Lovingly crafted by Polranny guests.
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It's a Little Known Fact...

...but Ireland is home to some of the finest breeders of teddy bears!
PS Her name's Ursula and she now lives with a small tribe of her kind in Holland.
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Only in Ireland...

...a concrete boat.
Foto: Annie, Ballina

Charles Tyrrell's Paintings on Show at West Cork Arts Centre

PS Charles's family were the original inhabitants of our house in Polranny so we are always very interested in his work and career as an artist.

Pirate Guest Gea Performs at Festival in Arnhem

During her recent stay at our house in Polranny, Gea de Vries developed a new cabaret programme that is being premiered at Arnhem's Sonsbeek Theatre Avenue on Friday, 14 August, Saturday, 15 August and Sunday 16 August. http://www.sonsbeektheateravenue.nl/programmabekijken/totaal/uitgelicht/95/programma.html

You Never Know What You May Find on an Irish Beach!

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Roadside Garden

Nature takes its course and creates a little paradise next to a busy
country lane on nearby Achill Island.
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Baby Jesus

...presiding over the bar in nearby Ballintubber Abbey.
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Pirate Bert...

...painting herself into a corner of the Folly studio!
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Some People Say That Trees Have Souls

Maybe like this one in our garden at Polranny.
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Stormy Weather

Sea, sky and sand slipping and sliding
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