Enchanted Ireland (PHOTOS)

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Ireland is a wonderful country to visit. Every time we have been there, the people have been extraordinarily friendly and the places we stayed or ate were very inviting and welcoming. In addition to the wonderful people, say what you will, but the food is especially hardy and good. On the last trip there we ate seafood chowder every day at either pubs or restaurants and didn't have a meal that was prepared the same nor wasn't delicious and filling.

First and foremost, Ireland is a place of beauty. No matter where you turn there is something that is verdant, peaceful and at many times historic as well.

Presented here is a small sampling of what you can see just about anywhere you turn. Please enjoy.

Jim Fiedler, Jr.
Blue Bison Studio, LLC

Enchanted Ireland
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The Cliffs of Moher, is one of the most visited sites in Ireland. The cliffs are over 700 feet tall. (Jim Fiedler, Jr., Blue Bison Studio) (credit:Jim Fiedler, Jr., Blue Bison Studio)
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Sheep graze in the meadows of County Wexford. Ireland is known for it's quality wool clothing. (Jim Fiedler, Jr., Blue Bison Studio)
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Wild Irish Heather grows intermingled with a hand laid stone wall in County Cork. (Jim Fiedler, Jr., Blue Bison Studio)
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Doonagore Castle is a round 16th-century tower with a small walled enclosure located near the coastal village of Doolin in County Clare. (Jim Fiedler, Jr., Blue Bison Studio)
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The sun breaks through the clouds of a rain shower at Moll's Gap, near the Magillycuddy Reeks, in County Kerry. (Jim Fiedler, Jr., Blue Bison Studio)
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Derreenataggart Stone Circle, on the Beara Peninsula, County Cork, is one of many stone circles found in Ireland. It is thought to be about 3,000 years old. (Jim Fiedler, Jr., Blue Bison Studio)
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Some of Ireland's lush green countryside is seen here in Bonane, County Kerry. (Jim Fiedler, Jr., Blue Bison Studio)
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Poulnabrone Dolmen is a portal tomb in the Burren, County Clare. It dates back to the Neolithic period, probably between 4200 BC to 2900 BC. (Jim Fiedler, Jr., Blue Bison Studio)
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Moss grows over a stone wall deep in the Gougane Barra Forrest, County Cork. (Jim Fiedler, Jr., Blue Bison Studio)
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The sun sets over the Aran Islands and O'Briens castle in County Clare. (Jim Fiedler Jr., Blue Bison Studio)
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Staigue stone fort is a partly ruined round stone fort, on the Iveragh peninsula, County Kerry. The fort is thought to have been built during the Iron Age, somewhere between 300 and 400 AD. (Jim Fiedler, Jr., Blue Bison Studio)
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Purple Foxglove grows along Sheep's Head Way trail in County Cork. (Jim Fiedler, Jr., Blue Bison Studio)
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The Atlantic Ocean meets the western edge of Europe in County Kerry. (Jim Fiedler, Jr., Blue Bison Studio)
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The round tower at Glendalough is located in County Wicklow. The tower was built as a part of the Medieval monastic settlement founded in the 6th century by St. Kevin. (Jim Fiedler, Jr., Blue Bison Studio)
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Torc Waterfall is part of the Owengarriff River as it cascades through the a wooded glen into Muckross Lake county Kerry. (Jim Fiedler, Jr., Blue Bison Studio)
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A shamrock is seen on the door of an old stone building on the Ring of Kerry in County Kerry. (Jim Fiedler, Jr., Blue Bison Studio)

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