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Kilrush

Day 3: Saturday 17 May 2014 (Part 1)

From Ennis leisurely south along the Shannon Estuary on a small local road [R473].

Day 3: Ennis to Kilrush and Kilkee, County Clare

Day 3: Ennis to Kilrush and Kilkee, County Clare

K delighted by extensive stands of thorn bush (the common hedge on road-side stone walls across Ireland) and maybush – both plants identified for us by a kind florist in Kilrush.

Approaching the Shannon, Ennis-Kilrush Road, County Clare

Approaching the Shannon, Ennis-Kilrush Road, County Clare

Along the Shannon, Ennis-Kilrush Road, County Clare

Along the Shannon, Ennis-Kilrush Road, County Clare

Maybush, Ennis-Kilrush Road, County Clare

Maybush, Ennis-Kilrush Road, County Clare

Thornbush, Ennis-Kilrush Road, County Clare

Thornbush, Ennis-Kilrush Road, County Clare

Pink House, Ennis-Kilrush Road, County Clare

Pink House, Ennis-Kilrush Road, County Clare

 

Crotty's Pub, Restaurant and B&B, Kilrush, County Clare

Crotty’s Pub, Restaurant and B&B, Kilrush, County Clare

B in Crotty's Pub, Kilrush, County Clare

B in Crotty’s Pub, Kilrush, County Clare

Floor tiles, Crotty's Pub, Kilrush, County Clare

Floor tiles, Crotty’s Pub, Kilrush, County Clare

K Lunch, Crotty's Pub, Kilrush, County Clare

K Lunch, Crotty’s Pub, Kilrush, County Clare

Detail of K lunch, Crotty's Pub

Detail of K lunch, Crotty’s Pub

Tasty Irish craft brew from McGrath’s (he’s the greyhound).

Market House, Kilrush, County Clare

Market House, Kilrush, County Clare

Manchester Martyrs Monument,  Kilrush, County Clare (1903)

Manchester Martyrs Monument, Kilrush, County Clare (1903)

Sraid Anrai, Kilrush, County Clare

Sraid Anrai – street of shops, Kilrush, County Clare