Vol. 3: Travels in Clare and Limerick (Snapshots of Ireland)

By Jeanne Crane

Some of Ireland's most scenic drives, panoramic vistas and captivating coastlines are in Clare. It is a playground for outdoor sports and traditional music, attracting Irish as well as international vacationers.If the luck of the Irish is with you, you will fly into Shannon Airport on a sunny day, when you can see the silvery-blue shimmer of The Shannon Estuary separating the fields of green so present in both Counties Clare and Limerick.The Mighty Shannon is to Ireland what the Mississippi is to the United States. Beginning at "The Shannon Pot" aquifer in County Caran, the river travels 225 miles to the sea. In places it is a mere stream, sometimes it morphs into long lakes, and then in the last 70 miles, it becomes a wide estuary. Stories and legends abound. Someday, I would like to take a leisurely tripupriver with a copy of Frank Delaney's Shannon. In the meantime, I have enjoyed short boat tours available along its banks.Limerick City was a thriving medieval trade center because of the Shannon. As it flowed through the heart of the land, it divided east and west. The west was "beyond the Pale"; that is, outside the Dublin/English Crown's influence. As a result, The Gaeltacht or Irish (Gaelic) speaking areas of Ireland that held on to the early Celtic culture are all to the west of the Shannon.__________Snapshots of Ireland is the overarching title for this series of travel books that offers the reader an up close and personal glimpse of the Emerald Isle, along the Wild Atlantic Way. The pictures and the author's conversational notes reflect her love for Ireland and her keen eye for places and experiences that capture the Irish spirit. She includes the obvious tourist stops, but relishes in sharing hidden treasures that may be just a few miles off the beaten path, especially those the Irish call thin places. Readers going to Ireland will find guidance in these soft-covers, lightweight, handy books (8.25 x 6 inches). Armchair travelers will enjoy a vicarious tour. Those who have already visited Ireland will find the pictures and commentary evoke fond memories.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1095042882
• ISBN13: 9781095042885
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 70 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 0.2" x 8.3"