Guestbook
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19/8/2009 |
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I've been coming to this island since I was 13 (I'm 22 now) and I love this place. It's so peaceful and I don't think about the bad weather. It's all part of the charm. I know a good few people on the island so it's always good to see them. Plus Bonners Restaurant has the prettiest girls in the world working there!!
I'd encourage anyone and everyone to go visit this beautiful place!
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13/9/2008 |
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Hi, I am a 52 years old Dubliner getting tired of city life and looking for somewhere quiet to live especially in retirement age,if I get to that stage PG.
I was thinking for some time that I would fancy living on an island and have done some research and was lucky enough to catch the item on Six-One news about the five year plan for the island. I remember the young english lady saying that she brought her children to live there because it was safe. That struck a chord with me.
So if anybody reading this has a cottage for a reasonable rent please contact me at my email address. I'm not expecting anything too grand as long as it has electricity and a cooker and tables/chairs.
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7/9/2008 |
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Placenames - I was reading your web site.
Fal A Gabhann is the 'enclosure of the blacksmith'. The word for a smith in Irish is Gabha but that is the nominative case or tuiseal ainmneach. In the genitive case or tuiseal ginideach gabha become gabhann as in Fal A Ghabhann. An enclose of potatoes if 'fal preatai.'
There is a word in Irish for a pound called 'gabhann'. However that is the nominative form of the word and in the genetive it becomes 'gabhanna'. It would be Fal A Ghabhanna if it meant the Enclosure of the pound.
It is true that there was a pound in Falagowan but that pound was only there in the 19th Century and that was about 200 years at least after the townland names were established. Before the pound was at Fallagowan it was at Ballard and Upper Leabgarrow.
I do not think there is any doubt but that Falagowan is the Enclosure of the Smithy.
Cloch Corr is interesting. When the ice age was coming to an end about ten thousand years ago the glaciers were melting and sliding to the sea. Stuck to the glaciers were rocks that had been picked up in other places and as the ice melted the rocks got dropped. They are called in English Erratics because they are out of place. Very often they are completely different to the rock of the place where they now are. A granite erratic might be found in a quartzite area or limestone area etc. The Irish word for an 'erratic' is a 'cloch corr' and there were a lot of them in Cloghcorr townland. There are many famous erratics in Ireland. The Crolly Stone or Cloch Mor Leim A tSionnaigh is one such erratic.
About 1609 the English were surveying Donegal for the Plantation of Ulster and mentioned a few places in Arran. Meennagclochcor was one of the places they mentioned and the name no longer exist now. Min Na gCloch Corr - 'the flat piece of land of the erratics' It can only be Cloch Corr.
Regards,
Sean Boner
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15/8/2008 |
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Myself and my family did return to Arranmore. It's our little piece of heaven! I was pleasantly surprised by the refurbishment within the holiday village, well done to all! Was great to see Gerry and the gang at Early's Pub and the food is to die for! The new park for the kids directly across from the holiday village is second to none! As before we where reluctant to come home and we are already looking forward to next year, God spares us!
Thanks for the great hospitality!
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1/7/2008 |
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Beautiful island, breathtaking views when you drive the ring road. Locals extremely friendly and into their music. Bring an instrument and you'll be a friend for life. Go anyway and you'll be a friend for life. Guinness top quality in the 2 pubs I frequented! Definitely go back, go raibh maith agaibh go léir.
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19/5/2008 |
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Visited Aranmore this April for the first time in over forty years. The last time I was there was to catch up with Father Cathal McGrenra, formerly of Ardara. Only the ferry has really changed. It was an open, passenger-only boat the last I made the crossing.
Michael Cannon,
British Columbia, Canada.
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8/1/2008 |
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Myself, husband and young son stayed at the holiday village in July '07. The holiday home was first class with all the facilities you would have at home. The village has amazing views around it. Aaronmore is a magical island and one we'll be returning to again and again!
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12/11/2006 |
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I had the privelege to visit your beautiful Island and it's lovely People last year.I took back with me fond memories
of the Island way of life,hold on to it for as long as you can.
Never join the rat race that the rest of us have sucummed to.
Hopefully I will return soon.
Good bye and take care
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13/5/2006 |
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The web site looks great, well done!
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