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were not particularly inclined to interpret their experiences as those of "Irishness". Instead, they looked directly towards ways in which their time on the islands put them in touch with more general truths about life and human relations, and they often took pains to live "as an islander", eschewing help from friends and family at home. Indeed, because of the difficult conditions they found—dangerous weather, scarce food—they sometimes had little time to investigate the culture in the more detached manner of earlier visitors. Their writings are often of a more personal nature, being concerned with understanding the author's self as much as the culture around him.
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some found intriguing or even beguiling, and they wished to participate in it directly. At no time was there a single "Aran" culture; any description is necessarily incomplete and can be said to apply completely only to "parts" of the island at certain points in time. Visitors who came and stayed, though, were mainly attracted to aspects of Aran culture such as its reliance on local
1449:) is a Bronze Age and Iron Age fort on the edge of a 100 metres (330 ft) cliff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean on Inishmore. It consists of a series of concentric circular walls. The innermost—the citadel—encloses an area approximately 50 metres (160 feet) in diameter with 4-metre (13-foot) thick walls of stone. 635:, a scattered cluster of small, single-storey cottages with thatched roofs. Typical clothing for an Aran man was homespun trousers and waistcoats made of grey or light-brown tweed; for women, a calf-length woven skirt along with a knitted sweater. Aran knitters were highly skilled. In the 1820s, harvesting 1339:
was found among senior natives until the end of the 20th century, in large part because of the isolating nature of the traditional trades practised and the natural isolation of the islands in general from mainland Ireland over the course of the islands' history. Young islanders can take their leaving
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The grikes (crevices) provide moist shelter, thus supporting a wide range of plants including dwarf shrubs. Where the surface of the pavement is shattered into gravel, many of the hardier Arctic or alpine plants can be found, but when the limestone pavement is covered by a thin layer of soil, patches
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Little is known about the first inhabitants to cross over to the islands, but they likely came across in search of a safe haven from attack. The islands are made up of Carboniferous limestone and do not have naturally occurring topsoil. Early settlers augmented the soil with seaweed and sand from the
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In the second half of the 20th century, until perhaps the early 1970s, a third kind of visitor came to the islands. They came not necessarily because of the uniquely "Irish" nature of the island community, but simply because the accidents of geography and history conspired to produce a society that
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For these reasons, the Aran Islands were "decoupled" from cultural developments that were at the same time radically changing other parts of Ireland and Western Europe. Though visitors of this third kind understood that the culture they encountered was intimately connected to that of Ireland, they
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A road network exists on each of the islands, and a speed limit of 50 km/h (31 mph) applies. Cars on the islands are exempt from road-worthiness testing. Most visitors to the island hire bikes and an increasing number hire ebikes, as they are the most convenient way to see the islands.
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The islands have an unusually temperate climate. Average air temperatures range from 15 °C (59 °F) in July to 6 °C (43 °F) in January. The soil temperature does not usually drop below 6 °C (43 °F) (the winter of 2010 recorded a prolonged period of snow, the first in
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This third mode of being in Aran died out in the late 1970s due in part to the increased tourist traffic and in part to technological improvements made to the island, that relegated the above aspects to history. A literary product of this third kind of visitor is
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is a work that straddles these first two modes, being both a personal account and also an attempt at preserving information about the pre- (or il-) literate Aran culture in literary form. The motivations of these visitors are exemplified by
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Coastal boulder deposits on the west coast of Inishmore. Person standing next to the large boulder on the bedrock platform gives a sense of scale. This is about 16 m above sea level and 90 m inland.
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The islands are the home of the Aran sweater, which gained worldwide appeal during the 20th century. Many of the sweaters sold in the islands are made elsewhere in Ireland.
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A further, related, kind of visitor was those who attempted to collect and catalogue the stories and folklore of the island, treating it as a kind of societal "
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plants side-by-side, due to the unusual environment. Like the Burren, the Aran islands are renowned for their remarkable assemblage of plants and animals.
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near Killeany (Cill Éinne or Church of Enda). In time, a dozen monasteries were on Inishmore alone. Many Irish saints had some connection with Aran:
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built by the O'Briens around the 14th century. Cromwell's soldiers destroyed the castle and all but two of the seven churches established by Brecan.
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living memory). Since grass will grow once the temperature rises above 6 °C (43 °F), this means that the island (like the neighbouring
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The 2020 novella "The fourth island" by Sarah Tolmie is set on the fictional Aran island of Inis Caillte, to where lost souls are swept over.
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A fourth kind of visitor to the islands, still evident today, comes for spiritual reasons often connected to an appreciation for
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founded the Killeany monastery in Inishmore, AD 490. It became a centre of learning, piety, and asceticism. Also on Inishmore is
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O'Brien's Castle on Inisheer was built in the 14th century. The castle was taken from the O'Briens by the O'Flaherty clan of
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The cultural and physical history of the islands has made them the object of visits by a variety of writers. For example,
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also moved from London and lived in Aran, where she created two books of art and was herself visited by artists such as
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is considered the smallest church in the world, and is notable for its orientation: north–south instead of east–west.
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Huge boulders up to 50 m (160 ft) above the sea at parts of the west-facing cliffs are an extreme form of
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in 1907, based on his journals. All six of his plays are either set in or heavily influenced by his time in Aran.
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came to Aran in the late 19th century to learn Irish. At the start of the 20th century and throughout his life,
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facilitated greater denudation. The result is that the Aran Islands are one of the finest examples of a Glacio-
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Harbison, Peter (1995-04-01). Pilgrimage in Ireland: The Monuments and the People. Syracuse University Press.
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spent a number of weeks each summer for six years on Inisheer, accompanied by friends and his future wife,
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examination at 18 on the islands, and then most leave for third-level education. Many blame the decline of
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in the mid-17th century, when the Catholic population of Ireland had the choice of going "to hell or to
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shore. Drystone walls were built to protect the soil. Seven prehistoric stone forts are on the islands.
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Greene, David H. & Stephens, Edward M. "J.M. Synge 1871–1909" (The MacMillan Company New York 1959)
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is set on the Aran Islands. The play is the first in the Aran Islands Trilogy, followed in 2001 by
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that states a Knowledge editor's personal feelings or presents an original argument about a topic.
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Year-round ferry passenger services exist. Aran Island Ferries operate a year-round service from
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The islands have historically attracted a number of artists. For example, starting in 1908,
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sits on the shore of Inisheer. Fishing is a small but important part of the area's economy.
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in the opening sequence. The island of Inishmore hosted a Friends of Ted festival in 2007.
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Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
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McCarthy, Andrew. "The ‘New York Times’ came to the Aran Islands. Here’s what it found",
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The annual Red Bull cliff-diving world championships are held on Inishmore every year.
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to the north. This is most obvious in the construction of the walls around the fields.
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beliefs, the former of which finds sites and landscapes of importance on the islands.
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in County Clare (seasonal). Flights operated by Aer Arann Islands also operate from
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Webb, D. A. (1961–1963). "Noteworthy Plants of the Burren: A Catalogue Raisonné".
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The islands were first populated in larger numbers probably at the time of the
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The islanders were always totally self-sufficient. In calmer weather, the
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of grass are seen, interspersed with plants such as gentian and orchids.
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The approaches to the bay between the Aran Islands and the mainland are:
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Insula sanctorum et doctorum; or, Ireland's ancient schools and scholars
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was an important sideline to raise money for the land rents. Salvaging
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to the fluency of an islander, became inextricably linked to the Aran
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Visitors come in large numbers, particularly in the summer. Several
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Solutional processes have widened and deepened the grykes of the
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started spending his summers in the Aran Islands. His 1904 play,
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Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
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Some of the limestone sea cliffs have attracted interest from
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Conventional shoes cannot be worn, so the fishermen wear soft
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Teampall an Cheathrair Álainn has a holy well, which inspired
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The (modern) Aran version of the lightweight boat called the
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The 2000 song "El pozo de Aran" by Galician Celtic musician
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in 1693, whose crew plundered Protestant settlements there.
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personal reflection, personal essay, or argumentative essay
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A view over Inishmore, from Dún Eochla, with Inishmaan and
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The Aran Islands featured in the comedy television series
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and collaborators) to be definitively the work of storms.
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up and down the west coast of Ireland during the summer.
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form of this new name, has gained widespread acceptance.
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Finally, many thousands of visitors come for broadly
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on Inisheer, called Dún Formna, became the site of a
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The population of 1,347 (as of 2022) primarily speak
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Ferries are also available to the Aran Islands from
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Group of three islands off the west coast of Ireland
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Oileáin Árann
Isle of Arran
Arranmore
Location of Aran Islands
Galway Bay
53°05′50″N 9°37′57″W / 53.0971°N 9.6326°W / 53.0971; -9.6326
Inishmore
Inishmaan
Inisheer
Inishmore Lighthouse
Ireland
County
County Galway
Province
Connacht
Irish
Time zone
WET
UTC±0
DST
IST
UTC+1
www.aranislands.ie
/ˈærən/
ARR-ən
Irish
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[n̪ˠəˈhaːɾˠən̠ʲəxə]
Galway Bay
Ireland

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