Scroll over the map below to see the area of the different photographs...
There's a lack of photographs of the Gorumna Islands online, and I wanted to show people this area on the West coast of Ireland which is hidden away. You hear places like Cliften and Letterfrack, where people think is the 'real' Gaeltacht, but the Irish language is fluent here in the Gorumna Islands.
It took just over 2 hours to walk from the first to the last photo, with hardly any rain. If you hover over the map of the Island, and all the photographs, they're marked from 1 to 50, with text describing where the place is.
I'd like to acknowledge thanks to the Ceantar na nOileán website, as I copied two of their maps for use on this project, and that I took all of these photos on a 'luckily' sunny morning on August the 4th, 2009. I wanted to show people how lovely this area is, especially when it's good weather.
11 comments:
Wow Maire! I really want to visit that place now. I thought Galway was nice! wow.
I feel the peace soak into me just looking at these pictures. Wonderful!
Thanks to Darragh for the link!
Great work describing all the pictures too. I'm sure its amazing to look at.
I just had a brilliant weekend in Galway. Your lucky to live there.
Marie,
Thank you for posting the pictures. I was in Leitir Moir this summer with my wife. I wished I could of spent more time on Gorumna. It is hauntingly beautiful. The church in photo 3 is Ban Tiarna Lourdes agus Naomh Colmcille (Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Columcille). My cousin, Fr Whalen, use to be the parish priest there many years ago. I have some old pictures of Leitir Moir and some newer pictures from my trip this summer on my website www.bomalley.net (pages 2 & 6).
thank you again and I hope to get back there soon
Bob O'
hi my gran is from trabane and its great that you've done this webpage; maybe you could add the graveyard overlloking the bay as I could show this to her as many of her relatives are buried here-sppoky i know but it would mean alot thanks!
Oh how I miss the Irish landscape! I hope you're fine! Hugs and kisses from Germany,
Katrin
Wow, thanks for posting your awesome pix. My family is from Tiernee (long ago). Marie, since you are from this beautiful island maybe you could tell me if you've ever seen a little church ruins down by the pier in Traw Bawn. Some say there is a gravestone of Miles McDonough there. He is my gggggggrandpa! I want to come home to Gorumna!
I saw my family in Galway last year but didn't have the time to go to Trabane where my family is from. I still have relatives that live on Gorumna/Lettermore. It is wonderful to see it through your eyes! Thanks a million for your post!
Lovely photos and the scenery is beautiful I was bought up in trabane
It was very hard to move away? Specifically from the lovely sea there is a lot
Still going on 16 years over here U are doing a great job and thanks very much for letting me do this. Good Luck
Hi!
Great photos, Marie! I've been there once, many years ago. My dad's family were from there: Flahertys and Cooneys. Thanks for sharing.
Diane
my husband is from trabane and his parents are buried there,if you go on to google maps street view you can have a good look around right down to the graveyard.
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