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May 8-9th, Ireland continued, this day we left Westport, stops along the way at the holy mountain Croagh Patrick and St. Patrick statue overlook, the Great Famine sculpture and arriving later in the day in the town of Clifden.
1. Croagh Patrick is name of a religious site and mountain in the Republic of Ireland, we walked up the trail just as far as the statue of Saint Patrick, Eurasian Robin, invasive fuchsia, Great Famine Monument, cows, Murrisk Abbey, Barn Swallow and more cows.
The striking coffin ship, emigrants fleeing the famine.
2. The Eurasian Robin was one of my favorites birds to see in Ireland. They are so darn cute!
3. The Barn Swallows were flying around the Murrisk Abbey, there was a cow farm right next door to the ruins.
4. The cows were a friendly bunch of critters, some walked over close to the fence.
5. Love this cute face, I think he/she wanted a treat.
6. These are some scenes taken during a walk from our Clifden hotel. There was a pretty cascade, the Chaffinch was hanging around the water, a sweet lamb and sheep and horse on the hill, some wildflowers.
7. A pretty male Chaffinch.
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8. The little lamb was adorable, I love the black face and legs.
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11. This bird kind of gets lost standing on the rocks with leaves hanging down around it, I am sure it is a Grey Wagtail.
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126 comments:
Hi Eileen, I love those English Robins too, especially when they sing. Your photos are great -- you must have really had a great time in Ireland.
Thanks for hosting Critter Central!
best, mae at maefood.blogspot.com
Eileen The Robin usually always appears every bird outing I take and that is a great shot of it yes that is a grey Wagtail. Thanks for hosting and commenting and I hope you well ahead goes well.
Hello Eileen,
It is nice for me to see the birds you have chosen to take pictures of, because they are the birds that are also around my garden. Lovely pictures.
Take care, and have a great weekend!
Your trip to Ireland sounds amazing! I love the photos of the Eurasian Robin, Barn Swallows, cows, lamb, sheep, horse, and the Grey Wagtail. I'm so glad you had such a great time in Ireland. It sounds like an unforgettable trip.
Bellissimo questo post, quanti begli animali.
Grazie mille per la condivisione e buon fine settimana
How lovely! I love all: the Robin, the Chaffinch and the cute lamb. Not to mention those trees tormented by the wind.
Happy weekend to you and thanks for sharing!
Hi Eileen,
This is a nice series of photos from your trip.
I really like the robin, the barn swallow and the chaffinch.
The lamb in photo 13 is also great.
I wish you a very nice weekend.
Greetings Irma
Good morning Eileen. There are some very familiar birds there. And even the cows look like old friends of mine that I see on my trips to farms. Grey Wagtail it is. It is quite common now for people to confuse Grey Wagtail and Yellow Wagtail but you are spot on. Thanks for the link today and enjoy your weekend.
sweet little lampkin and you know I love cows. wonder if this one moos with an Irish Lilt. I do love the sound of humans speaking with the Irish Lilt. so much beauty you saw, thanks for sharing
The chaffinch looks so incredible.
Lindas tuas fotos dos animais e pássaros. Impressionante a foto do navio caixão! CREDO! Assustadora! Triste! beijos, lindo fds! chica
Thank you Mae! We did have a great time in Ireland! Take care, have a happy weekend.
Thank you Margaret! I really loved the cute Robin, it was a treat to see! Have a great weekend.
Thank you Marit! It is wonderful you have these pretty birds in your garden! Have a happy weekend.
Thank you for the visit and comment!
I really enjoyed seeing all the birds in Ireland.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Stefania, for the visit and comment!
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
A singing European Robin is the highlight of any trip to Europe. I wonder how many people take the time to listen to its magical trill?
Thank you Luisella, for the visit and comment!
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Irma, for the link and comment!
The lamb was so sweet!
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Thank you Phil, for the comment and the id confirmation.
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Thank you Sandra! The lamb is adorable! Take care, have a happy weekend.
I like the header. What a fabulous trip you had! Thanks for hosting.
Thank you Roentare! The Chaffinch is a beautiful bird. Have a great day and happy new week!
Thank you Chica! The coffin ship, is a reminder of sad and scary times in Ireland. Take care, have a happy weekend.
Great photos!
The horse on the hill is my favorite today.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Thank you David, for linking up and for the comment!
I did enjoy hearing the Robin singing, a lovely sound.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Jenn, for the link and comment!
It was a fabulous trip!
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Lea, for the link and comment!
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...thanks Eileen for taking me along to see the sights, the cows are lovely.
Great photos from your trip. I love the photos of the sheep and birds. Glad you had a great time. Thanks for hosting and have a wonderful weekend.
The Eurasian Robin looks like our Rotkehlchen here...they sing really beautifully. That little lamb is super sweet and cute.
These are delightful photos, Eileen! Ireland is such a wonderful place to visit, I have happy memories of my trip there. Happy Father's Day to all the dads in your family (a bit odd for us here in Australia as we celebrate Father's Day on the first Sunday in September!). Happy new week to you and thanks for hosting.
Very interesting and beautifully illustrated post. Both sides of my family include immigrants who escaped the potato famine.
Beautiful captures as always! Happy weekend!
Wonderful shots of the critters you saw in Ireland. Love that Eurasian Robin! I like the colors on the Wagtail. Happy Critter day to you!
Thank you Tom, for the link and comment today. Happy Father's Day!
Thank you Bill, for the link and comment!
We really enjoyed our trip to Ireland.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Angie, for the visit and comment!
The Robin and the lamb are a couple of my favorites, they are both so cute.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Nick, for the link and comment!
Ireland is a wonderful place to visit.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Ken, for the link and comment!
I am sure I have distant relatives that escaped the potato famine too.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you for the visit and comment!
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Thank you Ellen, for the visit and comment!
I was lucky with the Robin photo, it is a cutie!
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Hi Eileen...thanks for running this meme, and for your comments on my blogs. I love your new header. That was wise for you to consolidate some of your photos from Ireland...they are all beautiful!
Beautiful header!
Great photos of the irish animals.
Have a wonderful week end.
i have enjoyed ireland so much. i have always wanted to go and i doubt i ever will. the eurasian robin was also a favorite of mine....and that sweet cow perhaps looking for a treat!! the lamb, what a wonderful creature!! have a great weekend eileen and many thanks for hosting!!
Hope these critters that come to trust humans live a long free-ranging life. Nice to see farm-animal pictures and the bird wildlife, as well as the lovely expansive new header with the windblown trees.
The little lamb is sweet.
It's always interesting to visit a totally different area and see birds you've never seen before.
Dear Eileen,
I really enjoyed seeing Clifden and the animals there through your eyes. During our 2015-trip to Ireland we also passed through Clifden, but we saw completely different things there than you - apart from cows, we also saw them there 😊 (Perhaps you are interested? Here's my post: https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2015/11/irland-reisebericht-irlands-einziger.html )
I am very happy that you saw such an adorable robin and were able to photograph it so close. The little sheep is really cute!
Sunny June greetings 🌸☀️🌸 and all the best,
Traude
https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2023/06/meine-erlebnisse-und-outfits-im.html
Good morning Eileen, what an interesting post, and incredible captures, especially that coffin ship, oh my what artwork, not to forget your delightful blog header photo, very nice. A great critter post for all of us, thanks so much.
Lovely to see all the critters.
Have a great day Eileen. :)
The lamb is so adorable and the fields look so beautiful with sheep and farm animals. It's really what we think of when we think of this country. What a fabulous trip! Lots of pretty birds too!
Thank you Barbara, I appreciate your visit and comment!
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Thank you for the visit and comment!
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Thank you Debbie, for your link and comment!
The Ireland critters were cute.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Maria, for your link and comment!
I do enjoy seeing the critters.
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Thank you William, for the visit and comment!
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Thank you Red, for the visit and comment!
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Traude! I enjoyed your post and your Ireland post too.
The sheep were a common sight to see during our Ireland trip, they are cute.
Take care, enjoy your weekend!
Thank you Karen! I appreciate you linking up and your comment. Enjoy your weekend off, have a great one!
Hi Eileen,
I am really enjoying your photos taken on your wonderful visit to Ireland. In this post my favorite things are the introduction to Croagh Patrick Pilgrimage and your shot of the so cute Eurasian Robin. The cows are pretty cool too. 😊 Thank you for sharing your photos and info about your trip. I’ve been very slow to get a new post together on John’s Island and don’t have a link to add to today’s Saturday’s Critters. I hope to have one soon. Here is your report from Seattle: We’re having another cool June, just like last year, before we had the hottest July and August on record. So far, little effect from Canadian wildfires, like last year, but I do see it hitting the East and I hope it hasn’t been too bad for you in Maryland. Lastly, I would like to offer the following link to any readers who might be interested in learning more about Croagh Patrick Pilgrimage. I knew nothing about this place so I really appreciate your introduction. Happy Saturday and week ahead to you and yours.
John
https://followthecamino.com/en/blog/croagh-patrick-ireland-pilgrimage/
Thank you Karen, I appreciate the comment!
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Diane, for your link and comment!
The lambs are adorable.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you John, for the comment and sharing the Croagh Patrick Pilgrimage link. We did have about 4-5 days of hazy/smoky skies, I did not stay outside for too long during those days. We are having cooler temps too, I can say I am missing those hot/humid summer days. Take care, have a great weekend.
What a glorious critter party! Eileen! Thank you
Buena colección de animales y en plena naturaleza, como es más bonito de ver.
Thank you for the comment, enjoy your weekend!
Thank you Cloudia, I appreciate the link and comment.
The sculpture is a stark one but one cannot argue with that message. The cutter photos are wonderful as always, Eileen.
Just loved the post, Amazing series of photos.
Thanks for hosting. Happy Weekend.
Thank you for the link and comment! Have a great new week!
Thank you Marie! Yes the sculpture is somber, the message is clear. Have a great weekend!
I love the little robin too, Eileen. My cousin comes home from her trip to Ireland tomorrow and I'm sure she won't have great shots like these ones. Thanks for hosting us each week and for all your nice comments.
What great photos you took. That eurasian robin is cute as is the lamb. Ireland's countryside looks wild and beautiful.
That lamb looks like it's in stockings!! (or long socks)
Great pictures! Thanks for hosting.
So many pretty photos of a pretty green country. the animals are lovely too.
Thank you RedPat, for the link and comment! Have a great day and happy new week!
Happy Father's Day Alan! Ireland is a beautiful place to visit. Thank you for the link and comment! Have a great new week!
Thank you Lydia, for the link and comment! I thought the lamb was adorable. Have a great new week!
Thank you Linda, for the link and comment! Have a great new week!
Thank you Diane, for the visit and comment! Have a great new week!
I love the Eurasion Robin! Love all the pics. Those trees are amazing, or rather how they show the way the wind blows!
Beautiful, Ireland, wonderful. Eileen, my favourite is the Barn Swallow, fabulous..
Thank you Rose, I appreciate the visit and comment. Take care, have a great day and happy new week.
Thank you Bob! The Barn Swallows are pretty! Take care, have a great day and happy new week.
Having recently returned from a trip to Ireland I really enjoyed your photos and story about where you traveled and the sights you saw. I'll link my latest post from my trip where we had an amazing falconry demonstration.
Thank you Linda! Your trip must have close to when we where there. Thank you for the link and comment.
Have a great new week!
You captured the treasures of Ireland so well ~ and your header is awesome ~ thanks,
Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
I wouldn't want to be on the coffin ship or near it. Beautiful critters, both big and small. Have a great week.
Absolutely wonderful photos of all sorts of critters in this post! Particularly loved the black and white lamb and the horsey!! Thank you for your visit to my blog and hosting.
Me alegra que lo pasaras bien en Irlanda. Las fotografías son preciosas, me gusta todo. Te dejo un abrazo y el deseo de que tengas una buena semana.
Happy Father's Day! I love seeing all your photos of Ireland --brings back so many memories to me. We want to travel there again in the next few years. Have a wonderful week, Eileen
Hello from down the road(ish!) in the UK, it's been lovely seeing what you have found and enjoyed in Ireland. Looks a fab trip. Have a lovely week. Wren x
Thank you for the link and comment! Have a great new week!
Hello Nancy, thank you for the link and comment! Have a great new week!
Hello Carol, thank you for the link and comment! Have a great new week!
Thank you Teresa, for the visit and comment! Have a great new week!
Thank you Pat, for the visit and comment! Have a great new week!
Thank you Wren! Enjoy your UK trip! Have a great new week1
Dear Eileen - The black and white lamb is so adorable. What an idyllic places with sheep, horses or cows! Your photos from Ireland show one of the essence of the country.
Yoko
Thank you Yoko! I think the lamb is adorable too. I appreciate the comment. Take care, have a great new week!
You walked a lot!
I've been researching to find out what material so white that statue of St Patrick is made of, but I haven't found...
So many cute animals! I love this Eurasian Robin too...
Grateful for such beautiful photos and so much information.
Have a great week, Eileen.
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Thank you, I do love the wildlife. Have a great week!
Eurasian Robin looks so pretty.... we just have Amrican Robin at yard....
Have a great day
Eileen - thanks for visiting my blog! I agree with you about the European Robin - I think they are much more adorable than the American Robin! Wow, that Great Famine Monument is very impactful!
Thanks so much for the comment and visit! Have a great day and happy week ahead.
Thank you Angie, for the comment and visit! Have a great day and happy week ahead.
We saw so many cows, sheep and goats on our bike rides this weekend. It's so great to get out in the country!
Beautiful blog
lovely horse...
# Happy father day
Thank you Sharon, I enjoy rides on the country roads. Have a happy day!
Thank you for commenting. Have great day!
Thank you Tanza, for the link and commenting. Have great day!
Hello Eileen
What a lovely post this is, so many wonderful critters.
The lamb is so cute and I do like the Eurasian Robin, my favourite bird.
We had a lovely Fathers Day, I hope you did too.
My good wishes for happy days in the week ahead.
All the best Jan
Dearest Eileen; Eurasian Robin is adorable♬ To tell truth, I was born in the sheep year, We have 12 Zodiac-sign. So I LOVED to see the lamb p-;) Grey Wagtail looks SO lovely, Thank you SO MUCH for letting us show your rich nature; Making me wish to live close by with you, haha; Lots of Love; Miyako;
Thank you Jan! The Robin is one of my favorites too. Take care, enjoy your day and the week ahead!
Thank you Miyako, for the comment and visit! Take care, enjoy your day!
Me enanta ver a los animales así en el campo. Preciosa y variada entrada irlandesa .Lindo el corderito. Gracias.
Buena semana Eileen.
Un abrazo.
Thank you Laura, I appreciate the comment! Have a great day and happy week ahead.
Your trip to Ireland sounds wonderful, Eileen.
I enjoyed seeing the gorgeous series of photos.
Hugs and blessings
I do agree with that first quote on your blog post. No critters from me this week, but I enjoyed your post. Enjoy the rest of your week and thankyou for stopping by my blog.
Thank you Veronica, I appreciate your comment. Take care, enjoy your day!
Thank you Jill, for the comment and visit. Have a great day!
The lake above in the header is inviting to swim. I wished I was there.... here we have hot degrees and a tornado is anounced, we waiting for.
Eileen, I read again with great interest. Such idyllic landscape. Thank you so much for sharing, being part at
MosaicMonday
Hugs by Heidrun
Thank you Heidrun! The lake on the header photo is our neighborhood lake. I appreciate the comment and your hosting of Mosaic Monday. Have a great day and happy weekend ahead.
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