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December County Clare Sunrise

December County Clare Sunrise

A bright and colorful December sunrise over County Clare precedes rapidly dropping temperatures with frost, snow and ice predicted in coming days. Meteorologists for Met Éireann, Ireland’s national weather service, are forecasting temperatures well...

Markree Castle, County Sligo

Markree Castle in County Sligo, Ireland

The 14th Century Markree Castle in Collooney, County Sligo, Ireland, had fallen so far into disrepair, that it was considered a lost cause until 1989 when Charles and Mary Cooper stepped in to save...

Morning Sun Low Irish Mist County Clare Ireland

Sun streaming through low Irish Mist

Sun streams through trees enveloped by a low Irish Mist on this frosty morning in County Clare, Ireland. Weather forecasters are predicting an unseasonably cold period over the coming weeks, so we may be...

Fairy Thimbles Irish wildflower

Fairy Thimbles – Poisonous, but a Life Saver

These bright purple flowers — Foxglove —  are known locally as “Fairy Thimbles,” a biennial native of Ireland and found blooming all over the countryside from June to August. Ironically, this plant is poisonous,...

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