Spring 2016 Loras in Ireland

These are a few photos from study abroad leader Tom Davis' trip to Ireland during the Spring 2016 semester.
Jan 2016 hike in the Wicklow Mts.
Tom Davis hiking at Ballinascorney

Tom Davis hiking at Ballinascorney

cairn with fairies?

reconstructed " Clochán", a beehive hut typically found in SW Ireland where monks lived (many were built around the 12th century)

little snow in the mountains

a little snow in the Wicklow mountains - snow is fairly uncommon in Ireland except for in the higher evelations during winter.

Feb 2016 trip West (last pic back East in Dun Laoghaire)
Cliffs of Moher

Cliffs of Moher

The Burren

The Burren

fauna and flora

special unique plants and snail of the Burren

Poulnabrone dolmen passage tomb

Poulnabrone dolmen passage tomb

Pile of peat

Pile of peat

Dun Laoghaire harbor from the Joyce Tower!

Dun Laoghaire harbor from the Joyce Tower (a "Martello Tower" built by the British during the 19th century)