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Forty Shades of Green: Ireland in Depth, 2014

Some years ago now, after visiting Ireland, Johnny Cash's fertile musical mind penned a romantic ballad he called "Forty Shades of Green." Here is a portion of his lyrics:

I close my eyes and picture
The emerald of the sea
From the fishing boats at Dingle
To the shores of Donaghadee

I miss the river Shannon
And the folks at Skibbereen
The Moreland and the Meadows
With their forty shades of green

But most of all I miss a girl
In Tipperary town
And most of all I miss her lips
As soft as eiderdown

Again I want to see and do
The things we've done and seen
Where the breeze is sweet as Shalimar
And there's forty shades of green

Johnny Cash had it right; There's just something about this beautiful and welcoming island that pulls you in. After a 3-week visit of my own, I am ready to return. Meanwhile, I want to share a small selection of the 1,300 images I brought home with me.

I hope you enjoy viewing them as much as I enjoyed making them. This is quite a place and, yes, there are literally forty shades of green in the landscape, if not more...
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Waterford: Reginald's Tower built by Vikings in 1003 and still intact
Waterford: Reginald's Tower built by Vikings in 1003 and still intact
Waterford: where the Irish flag first flew (green for nationalists, orange for loyalists, white for peace between the 2)
Waterford: where the Irish flag first flew (green for nationalists, orange for loyalists, white for peace between the 2)
Waterford: glass factory AV presentation
Waterford: glass factory AV presentation
Waterford: cutter at work
Waterford: cutter at work
Waterford: glass 12 Days of Christmas
Waterford: glass 12 Days of Christmas
Waterford: glass 9/11 memorial
Waterford: glass 9/11 memorial
New Ross: Replica of the Dunbrody, famine or coffin ship of the 1840's
New Ross: Replica of the Dunbrody, "famine" or "coffin" ship of the 1840's
We learn how hurling (Ireland's national sport) is played
We learn how hurling (Ireland's national sport) is played
Tom ODonoghue, master maker of hurls
Tom ODonoghue, master maker of hurls
Kilkenny: no shortage of pubs in Ireland
Kilkenny: no shortage of pubs in Ireland
Kilkenny: Roth House (1594)
Kilkenny: Roth House (1594)
Kilkenny: gambling is legal here
Kilkenny: gambling is legal here
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