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Images of Kerry |
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Ballybunnion is a seaside resort in County Kerry, located in the "Mouth of the Shannon" |
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Ballybunnion beach |
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Pubs are a national institution in Ireland, places where one's comes to meet other people, talk and listen to music while drinking national Guinness beer |
Ireland is the first touristic destination for golfers. President Clinton, while he was in exercise, came several times to Ballybunnion which has two famous links |
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Pubs in Ballybunnion |
Statue of President Clinton at Ballybunnion |
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Adare is situated in Limerick County which is adjacent to Kerry County. The catholic church used to be part of a monastery, of which 50 monks were executed in 1539, at the time of dissolution of Irish monasteries |
Adare is a classified and touristic village, with nice small thatched cottages. Below are simple, but more typical and colored village houses |
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Catholic church of Adare |
Village houses in Adare |
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Every year in Tralee, chief-town of County Kerry, takes place in august, the "Rose of Tralee" International Festival . |
At the origin it was a carnival Queen Festival, that has been extended to a worlwide contest for election of a Miss of Irish origin. |
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Tralee, chief-town of County Kerry |
"Rose of Tralee" Festival |
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One of Ireland rapid development evidence is the building of new houses |
The typical Irish house is one-floor, lengthwise with a veranda |
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Simple typical Irish house |
New house with a more intricate plan |
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Even though most houses are built according to the same basic model ( lengthwise with a veranda), they all differ by many details ( façade, lay out, main entrance door, colors...) |
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Modern house in a seaside resort |
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Email : mgerondeau@web-sy.org |
