{"id":24676,"date":"2016-07-30T00:01:34","date_gmt":"2016-07-30T04:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/?p=24676"},"modified":"2016-07-30T00:03:07","modified_gmt":"2016-07-30T04:03:07","slug":"ireland-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/ireland-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting the Islands of Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"

With this summer being the hottest in quite some time, doesn’t the thought of cool ocean breezes sound great? One of the coolest places to experience them is Ireland and they’ve got dozens of islands you’d love to explore. \u00a0Thanks to\u00a0Murphy of Ireland in County Donegal, for the attached infographic with all you need to know to enjoy these Irish islands.<\/span><\/p>\n

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For more about fabulous Ireland, check out these:<\/p>\n

The Secrets of Ireland\u2019s Wild Atlantic Way<\/a><\/h2>\n

Aran Islands for hauntingly quaint beauty<\/a><\/h2>\n

S.H.W. \u2013 Simply Heavenly Walking or Sheep\u2019s Head Way \u2013 you choose<\/a><\/h2>\n

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With this summer being the hottest in quite some time, doesn’t the thought of cool ocean breezes sound great? One of the coolest places to experience them is Ireland and they’ve got dozens of islands you’d love to explore. \u00a0Thanks to\u00a0Murphy of Ireland in County Donegal, for the attached infographic with all you need to 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With this summer being the hottest in quite some time, doesn’t the thought of cool ocean breezes sound great? One of the coolest places to experience them is Ireland and they’ve got dozens of islands you’d love to explore. \u00a0Thanks to\u00a0Murphy of Ireland in County Donegal, for the attached infographic with all you need to know to enjoy these Irish islands. For more about fabulous Ireland, check out these: The Secrets of Ireland\u2019s Wild Atlantic Way Aran Islands for hauntingly quaint beauty S.H.W. \u2013 Simply Heavenly Walking or Sheep\u2019s Head Way \u2013 you choose  <\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"Travel<\/a>","author_info_v2":{"name":"Doug","url":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/author\/admindoug\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","author_meta":{"display_name":"Doug","author_link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/author\/admindoug\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Visiting-the-Islands-of-Ireland-header.jpg?fit=300%2C174&ssl=1","featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Visiting-the-Islands-of-Ireland-header.jpg?resize=600%2C347&ssl=1","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Visiting-the-Islands-of-Ireland-header.jpg?resize=600%2C347&ssl=1","author_info":{"display_name":"Doug","author_link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/author\/admindoug\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Visiting-the-Islands-of-Ireland-header.jpg?fit=600%2C347&ssl=1","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["Travel<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Travel<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["Aran Islands<\/a>","Ireland<\/a>","islands<\/a>","Travel<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Aran Islands<\/span>","Ireland<\/span>","islands<\/span>","Travel<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 10 years ago","modified":"Updated 10 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on July 30, 2016","modified":"Updated on July 30, 2016"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on July 30, 2016 12:01 am","modified":"Updated on July 30, 2016 12:03 am"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p21Ejy-6q0","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9571,"url":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/aran-islands-hauntingly-quaint-beauty\/","url_meta":{"origin":24676,"position":0},"title":"Aran Islands for hauntingly quaint beauty","author":"Doug","date":"June 26, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 The Aran Islands were originally inhabited in the 5th century when St. Edna is said to have brought Christianity to these isolated islands. 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