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the dark hedges.

Posted on July 22, 2016 by beth

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‘when anyone asks me about the irish character,

i say look at the trees.

maimed, stark and misshapen,

but ferociously tenacious.”

-edna o’brien, irish writer

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ballymoney, northern ireland, uk

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frankregan17 on July 22, 2016 at 5:04 am said:

Nice quote, and a pretty accurate description of my Irish forbears.

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- ksbeth on July 22, 2016 at 6:22 am said:
  
  Glad it was accurate-
  
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Paul on July 22, 2016 at 5:23 am said:

Cool.

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- ksbeth on July 22, 2016 at 6:21 am said:
  
  It was
  
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Andrew Petcher on July 22, 2016 at 5:34 am said:

The dark hedges are a great place to visit. It once featured in ‘Game of Thrones’ so it gets rather busy these days!

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- ksbeth on July 22, 2016 at 6:21 am said:
  
  It was stunning
  
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Roy Sexton (Reel Roy Reviews) on July 22, 2016 at 6:42 am said:

Fascinating

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- ksbeth on July 22, 2016 at 3:22 pm said:
  
  you would love it there, roy. they shot some game of thrones there and it is a powerful view –
  
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roughwighting on July 22, 2016 at 8:30 am said:

YES – the photo shows it all. I think many of us have that Irish blood in us: twisted, strong, lush and powerful, yet damaged a bit.

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- ksbeth on July 22, 2016 at 3:22 pm said:
  
  yes, to all of that )
  
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Nurse Kelly on July 22, 2016 at 9:05 am said:

Beautiful, Beth 🙂

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- ksbeth on July 22, 2016 at 3:23 pm said:
  
  it held some magic there for sure –
  
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Our Life In 3D on July 22, 2016 at 10:59 am said:

I’m a runner (was a runner) so I know what its like to hit the road; and when I would rather not. When we were there in August it was chilly, the rain was coming down sideways, and we saw three joggers that day on the roads. I looked at my wife and said, ‘these Irish sure are a hearty people!’

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- ksbeth on July 22, 2016 at 3:23 pm said:
  
  this is my 8th day here and we’ve had 1 hour of rain – it’s been utterly beautiful )
  
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reocochran on July 22, 2016 at 3:07 pm said:

This really was a great quote since it encompasses our “warts,” “burns,” and “flaws!” 🙂

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- ksbeth on July 22, 2016 at 3:24 pm said:
  
  you are so right –
  
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ParentingIsFunny on July 23, 2016 at 2:32 pm said:

Gotta love the Irish! (Not just saying b/c I’m part Irish.) 😉

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- ksbeth on July 23, 2016 at 4:41 pm said:
  
  me too
  
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Chatter Master on July 24, 2016 at 12:01 pm said:

We came across one of the oldest forests left in Ireland. We walked through it. It was a different world.

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- ksbeth on July 24, 2016 at 1:32 pm said:
  
  These places transport you )
  
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  - Chatter Master on July 26, 2016 at 7:28 am said:
    
    🙂
    
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meditatingmummy on July 27, 2016 at 7:36 pm said:

Simply stunning. I would run everyday if I had this for a running path.

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- ksbeth on July 28, 2016 at 2:32 am said:
  
  stunning describes it exactly –
  
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