This is Hollywood In Beautiful County Wicklow
Hollywood County Wicklow is a small town situated on the way to Glendalough, most people touring in Ireland just pass through it and never stop there. West Wicklow is always under appreciated. it is a very beautiful part of Ireland with rolling hills and stunning scenery. St Kevin's Way starts or ends in Hollywood depending on the direction your walking in. Many scenes in the film Michael Collins were shot in Hollywood. It is approximately 10 miles from Blessington and Baltinglass and 6 Miles from Naas.
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Irelands Hidden Gems Introduction Video
Irelands Hidden Gems is an independent travel website about Ireland written by Irish travel writer / photographer Susan Byron, a native of Dublin now living on the West Coast of Ireland. It is designed to highlight theTop 10 of everything there is to see and do in Ireland. For more information please visit
Brittas Bay Wicklow
Brittas has a 5km stretch of powdery sand and sand dunes, it is designated as a proposed Special Area of Conservation (SAC). It is an area of ecological importance and habitats of interest include sand dunes, ferns and grassland areas. The landscape is dominated by the dunes which cover approx 100 hectares. The beach is life guarded throughout the bathing season.
Brittas Bay has been awarded ‘European Union (EU) Blue Flag’ . With no headlands to interfere with the peaceful rhythm, it is ideal for bathing, sailing and walking.
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Irish Roads / Irish Countryside - On the Road to Galway/Connemara - Northern Ireland #Ireland
On our recent trip to Galway/Connemara - as we crossed the border from County Leitrim to County Sligo - we took a break to record the landscape... a mix of farmland and forest.
The most interesting trips out of all are those which bring you through different scenery such as the one we have been through while crossing over from county Leitrim to county Sligo in Ireland and which brought us through several towns, such as Dromahair, Ballintogher, Ballygawley, and Manorhamilton.
Let's be clear first about the different counties that are found there and which form Ireland as a whole which are 32 counties found along with the four provinces which each carries its traditions and charms. There are five different counties in Connacht and which we have been through some of them while enjoying this trip on the road to Galway, which are Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, and Sligo, which of course come in addition to the rest of those 32 ones found out there.
While being on the road to Galway, we have made a quick stop near some towns, such as Dromahair. Dromahair is a small village in county Leitrim in Ireland and which its name means Ridge of Two Demons, it is 10 km from Manorhamilton - another place we have stopped by - and 17 km from Sligo town and which is believed to come amid unspoiled natural landscapes.
In addition to coming across the small village of Dromahair, there is also another place which we managed to visit during this trip to Galway, which is Ballintogher. Ballintogher is a town in county Sligo and which is located 8 kilometers southeast of the county town of Sligo between Ballygawly to the west and Dromahair in county Leitrim to the north-east.
After passing by these two different villages which are located all next to one another, we also came across the third place which is Ballygawley. Ballygawley - which is also sometimes written as Ballygawly - is a town in county Tyrone in Northern Ireland - and this is another thing to pay attention to, which is coming across a town and a village that are close to one another but which one is located in Ireland and the second is located in Northern Ireland.
The last point which we managed to pass by during this long trip to Galway was Manorhamilton, which is the second largest town in county Leitrim, Ireland, and which is located between Sligo and Enniskillen.
Galway - which we have gone through all these towns and villages to reach - is a harbor city on Ireland's west coast and sits where the River Corrib meets the Atlantic Ocean. One of the famous things about this city is the hub which is an 18th century Eyre square that is considered a popular meeting spot surrounded by shops and different traditional pubs that usually offer live Irish folk music and thus always manage to attract those tourists visiting the city to it.
Moving through this trip and passing by those different villages to reach Galway city in Ireland, it means there are some places and attractions which one should stop by and enjoy. From these different attractions found in Galway, one will come across the Turoe Pet Farm that both the adults as well as the kids will enjoy their time at; the kids will feed the animals, run around, and will eventually come to the monkey castle to play, while the adults will be enjoying a nice walk (
In Galway city, one could also visit the Oranmore Castle which carries a long history and allows people to walk around, come inside, and even get to the top but during specific times of the year (
Just near all these beautiful places that one could easily visit in Galway, Ireland, there is also one beautiful and magnificent place that should definitely be among the list of things to do in Ireland and which is the Cliffs of Moher that is situated on Galway Bay, but which is definitely a whole different experience that you will enjoy - you might not be that lucky with the weather, but we will cross our fingers for that (
The thing about Ireland and Northern Ireland is that there are different counties to form them and even though they might not be far from one another and might not need a lot of time to travel from one to the other - it could be just one or two hours - it is still considered not easy for lots of people to do during the same day.
If you got the chance to visit Galway then in addition to those places we have brought above to visit, you should also consider visiting the Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven, The Eyre Square, Galway City Museum, St. Nicolas Collegiate Church, Lynch Memorial Window, James Mitchel Museum, Dunguaire Castle, and get the chance to discover the whole city on your own.
It might not be the capital city but we enjoyed being there as much as we might be in Dublin or Belfast. Did you enjoy the drone video? Irish Roads / Irish Countryside - On the Road to Galway/Connemara
Netherlands: The Eemskanaal from Groningen to Delfzijl
The Eemskanaal (Ems Canal) connects the city of Groningen (the Verbindingskanaal/Oosterhaven, Winschoterdiep and van Starkenborghkanaal) with Delfzijl (Ems). The canal was built between 1866 and 1876 and was expanded in 1963.
The canal is a major shipping route (suitable for coasters) and is also the main drainage of northeastern Drenthe (the Hunze and the Drentsche Aa) and the area around Hoogezand-Sappemeer, where many shipbuilding is situated.
The canal is 26,5 km long and has a width of 60 meters.