Doolin, Co. Clare ….
… is a small village on the coast of Co. Clare. We had just left the Cliffs of Moher and were on our way to Galway, sightseeing along route
Opposite the row of village shops is a river .. that’s how small the village is!! (Actually it’s not the smallest village we’ve seen .. one of smallest, is one we stayed in last year – Lumpley Stoke, near Bath, England – consisted of the pub, hotel and disused railway station!)
This is the pub in Doolin – well known the world over for it’s traditional music! The Publican at a pub called The Thatch in Waterford told us about Doolin and it’s music! Gosh, he was a helpful chappie and sat with us with our map sprawled in front of him circling the places we should visit – well, this was one of them .. so there we were … outside the pub … (no time to stop for a drink unfortunately as we had lots more to see on our way to Galway)
.. and found two music shops …
… this one was tucked behind the front village shops ….
… filled, floor to ceiling, with musical instruments and everything connected to traditional Irish music and dance ..

We travelled down to the end of the road to the port ..


Another view of the rocky coastline ..
5 Replies to “Doolin, Co. Clare ….”
What a beautiful country side in Ireland…having never been there I had no idea it was so beautiful…my mom tried to tell me, but hey, who listens to one's mom!!!! hehehelove the PINK house in the first pic…a shop one cant miss…Love reading all about your holiday…makes me want to get over there ( in the summer time )
Avril you really got some great photos…thanks for sharing Ireland with all of us….
Lovely pictures Avril. Glad you had a fantastic holiday.
Oh how quaint! What a delightful little place the pink house is! Definitely on my places to visit plan!
The Irish countryside is probably some of the most beautiful anywhere. Like everybody else I like the little houses.A little while ago I wanted to do a model landscape (like for a model train, but without the train). I wanted to do a European type landscape, very British or Irish, but never got far as Megan was born and I lost my space to put it up in.