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Near Synge's Chair Cearca ar taobh on bhóthar - Chickens by the side of the road. Currach and oars near the pier - noitice the narrow oar blades used on currachs. Also this currach has a Dublin registration!
Currach. Cliffs near Synges Chair. This church was completed in 1938, the stained glass windows are by Harry Clarke and the altar is by Patrick Pearse's father. Cliffs near Synges Chair.
Cill Cheannanach - an early Christian oratory. The Irish word 'cill' comes from Latin and usually indicates a church. Dún Chonchúir seen from the south. Dún Fearbhaí
A typical stretch of limestone wall.
The sign reads - 'Windmills. Water desalination plant' On the sign, note the dot (séimhiú) above five letters e.g. above the t in gaoite. This is an oldish usage - for a long number of years this word would be rendered as 'gaoithe' with a h intead of the dot. This is by no means the only sign like this on Inis Meáin. Thrift in flower in a typical location
Examples of bare 'karst' limestone found in large areas of the Aran Islands and even more so in the Burren of Co. Clare. The rye thatch is meticulously tied down to protect against Atlantic gales. The machine at bottom seems to be a forgotten leftover from the building of the windmills.
Mac Donncha's cottage, now known as Teach Synge or Synges House where John Millington Synge stayed a number of times between 1898 and 1901 while writing his book 'The Aran Islands'. The rye thatch is meticulously tied down to protect against Atlantic gales.