St. Cavan on Inis Oirr

The Church of St Cavan is a ruin on the Irish island of Inis Oirr. Excavated from being mostly buried in the ground, St Cavan’s is an amazing site to see! The patron saint of the Aran Islands, St Cavan himself is buried alongside the old church. We ventured through the old stone archways to explore inside the ruins…

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Inis Oirr

We took the ferry to Inis Oirr, the smallest of the Aran Islands. Life by the sea dominated the world here. We walked the rural roads, with the bright green fields crisscrossed by the random pattern of ancient stone walls, found the local dolphin, and dropped into our first pub back in Ireland!

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Celebrating our 10th Anniversary in Ireland

Ten years ago we embarked on the biggest adventure of our lives when we were married on September 27, 2008. Immediately after, we took off for our next adventure in Ireland! We loved our time there, and have been thinking for years about when is the best time to go back… and what better time than for our 10 year anniversary?

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Right is Left is Right is Wrong and Lucky

An Irish story for St. Patrick’s Day! On the edge of Counties Clare and Galway, a confusing wrong turn leads us deep into the rural countryside, where we stumbled on old ruins, emerald green fields, and a stroke of that old Irish luck!

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