Aran Islands Limerick competition. Winner announced.

Posted on July 21, 2011 by admin

Many Thanks to Joe Watty’s for sponsoring the Limerick Competition.

Watty’s were so impressed with the quality of some of the entries that they have announced that there will be a runner up prize and some special category prizes. These extra prizes will be announced in the coming days.

Kind sponsors of this Competition

The main prize was for 2:

Transport to and from Inis Mór by ferry from Doolin or Rossaveal or by Air with Aer Arann Islands from Inverin. (Ferry and Flight info).
1 Night Bed and Breakfast accommodation in a Failte Ireland approved B&B.
Inis Mór tour by Bus, Pony and Trap or Bicycle Hire.
Dinner in the famous Joe Watty’s
Prize to be used by September 30th 2011.
Prize can be transferred if you won’t be in Ireland.

The overall winner of the 2011 Aran Islands Limerick competition is:

Alison Streeton.

And here is the winning entry:

There is a bar in Kilronan
And whether you’re a local or blow-in
Come in for the food
For the music and mood
Joe Watty’s will end all your moanin

Well done Alison. Enjoy your prize, we’ll be in touch.

Thanks to all that took the time to enter and look out for news on the runner up and special category prizes.

See all the entries in the original posts HERE

All the entries are available as a MS Word document download HERE.

Aran Archaeology: Wedge Tombs

Posted on May 17, 2011 by emilyherzlin

In my last post I shared some of the myths associated with Aran archaeology. Now I’d like to share some of modern archaeological findings, which are equally as fascinating.

I came across this great book last year, The Burren and the Aran Islands, by Professor Carleton Jones of NUI Galway. Professor Jones was gracious enough to meet with me last summer when I stopped in Galway en route to Inis Mor. The book and my conversation with him about the archaeology of the Aran Islands were quite enlightening, and greatly enriched my enjoyment of visiting the Aran Islands.

Let’s start at the very beginning, with the oldest archaeological findings on Aran: Wedge Tombs.