Lovely reflective video. I live in the north east now but lived twenty years in Galway, where my heart remains.
@mariecoghlan746Ай бұрын
I spent a long weekend there and hired a bicycle to celebrate finishing my days in university. Have you seen the book by Tim Robinson called “stones of Aran” . He walked the island and mapped it. It’s a fascinating book. As a person who can speak Irish I found some pronunciations a bit unusual. Thank you for making the film.
@TheWonderingEnglishmanАй бұрын
I’ll try to check out this book! Many thanks for commenting and watching!
@JessicaBateman698 ай бұрын
Such a beautiful place!
@bestrenderings7967 ай бұрын
Instant Subscribe! Greetings from Connecticut.
@TheWonderingEnglishman7 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙏🏻
@thomasoflaherty35206 ай бұрын
An enjoyable film, glad you liked your visit. I am from Inishmore myself and recommend if you ever return to stay not a day trip but a few days to really take in the island and it's people. Two things. Dun Aengus (my middle name) is pronounced Aengus not Angus which is a fine Scottish name. Also you suprised me with your story of my ancestors being taken from the islands as slaves!. I have NEVER heard such a claim before such as this. Yes pirates attacked boats off Galway City to pillage but slavers?. Coming to the Aran Islands! Never ever heard of such a claim as you portrayed. All the best now traveller.
@TheWonderingEnglishman6 ай бұрын
Thanks Thomas - slavers taking men and women is one of the greatest crimes of the Emerald Isle that really isn’t spoken about - they’ve hushed it that most aren’t taught about it. There are some fascinating books on the subject just not widely read. I hope to return and spend a night or two there. Thank you for watching and Subscribing :)
@TheWonderingEnglishman6 ай бұрын
Muslim Masters - locally.link/SzNm White Slavery - locally.link/AHqO
@thomasoflaherty35206 ай бұрын
@@TheWonderingEnglishman Thanks for your reply but I haven't subscribed, merely passing through.
@TheWonderingEnglishman6 ай бұрын
@thomasoflaherty3520 one was being hopeful
@kdyooper286 ай бұрын
We just visited from US: our favorite out of 12 days
@TheWonderingEnglishman6 ай бұрын
It is a remarkable place :)
@demigog95238 ай бұрын
Ynys is Welsh for island and môr is sea, I gather that inis is gaelic for island and mór is sea. So similar.
@TheWonderingEnglishman8 ай бұрын
Very similar and much is similar in the language from my limited knowledge on welsh and Gaelic. Some words and way things are said are different but mostly the same from what I understand ?
@gallowglass26308 ай бұрын
nearly but not quite inis mor means big island,Mara is sea and mor is big in irish
@gallowglass26308 ай бұрын
also the 3 islands are inis oir the eastern island as oir is east ,the Middle island is Inis Meain which means exactly that and obviously the biggest island is inhe tin names for islandsis mor the big island,they are what its says on tin names ndsfor the islands
@demigog95238 ай бұрын
@@gallowglass2630 Thank you for that bit of info.
@LI3TOM38 ай бұрын
first ye ha :)
@AlienMan20238 ай бұрын
275th!
@LI3TOM38 ай бұрын
@@AlienMan2023 lol :)
@jay-lm4we4 ай бұрын
2,624th 🇮🇪👍
@MarkSmith-cf5kwАй бұрын
Can’t even pronounce any names ffs but wants to sound like a tv presenter.
@Wrong-Way-Round8 ай бұрын
You need to change that 'Ireland flag map' in the title picture, the top right should have either the Northern Irish flag or the Union Jack flag showing as Northern Ireland is not under Irish Souverenty but British. You're practicing world media with utube so you should have the simplest of facts right, even the visual ones.😠
@TheWonderingEnglishman8 ай бұрын
What are you talking about? The Aran Islands are Ireland 🇮🇪 - they are certainly not part of Northern Ireland.
@Wrong-Way-Round8 ай бұрын
I wasn't talking about the Aran Isands, read my comment again.
@TheWonderingEnglishman8 ай бұрын
It’s a Michael Collins Map
@TheWonderingEnglishman8 ай бұрын
@Wrong-Way-Round however now I understand your comment - thanks for the heads up - you weren’t clear with your initial rant.
@Wrong-Way-Round8 ай бұрын
And Michael Collins is from Ireland, but as a Brit you should know the difference 😉. Like the Aran Islands are Irish and the Island of Arran is Scottish but some people still put the wrong one in the navi 😂🤣