Getting a summit view of the islands of Ireland’s Clew Bay

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Getting a summit view of the islands of Ireland’s Clew Bay

The islands of Ireland's Clew Bay

Ruins at the monastery of Clonmacnoise, situated on the River Shannon, south of the town of Athlone. (Sarah de Crescenzo/Orange County Register/TNS)

The islands of Clew Bay as seen from partially up Croagh Patrick. (Sarah de Crescenzo/Orange County Register/TNS)

A statue of St. Patrick greets those who climb Croagh Patrick, which is considered Ireland’s holiest mountain. About 1 million people visit the mountain each year. (Sarah de Crescenzo/Orange County Register/TNS)

Kylemore Abbey, the former boarding school run by Benedictine nuns. (Sarah de Crescenzo/Orange County Register/TNS)

Thatched homes on Inisheer, the smallest of the three Aran Islands. (Sarah de Crescenzo/Orange County Register/TNS)

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Ruins at the monastery of Clonmacnoise, situated on the River Shannon, south of the town of Athlone. (Sarah de Crescenzo/Orange County Register/TNS)

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