{"id":245,"date":"2017-09-23T10:09:34","date_gmt":"2017-09-23T10:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travels.x10.bz\/wp\/?p=245"},"modified":"2022-07-08T17:14:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T21:14:49","slug":"dahlias-in-dingle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/2017\/09\/23\/dahlias-in-dingle\/","title":{"rendered":"Dahlias in Dingle!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The climate in the village of Dingle must be perfect for growing and even though it&#8217;s late in the season, things are still blooming. \u00a0There are flowers everywhere and we found these twin orange blossoms especially beautiful!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1170-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-234\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1170-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1170-1.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1170-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1170-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1170-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1170-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1170-1-750x563.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We arrived in Dingle two days ago. \u00a0The town is quaint and this time of year, mostly inhabited by American travelers. \u00a0The local shopkeepers are surprised by how busy this September has been&#8211;typically a less touristy time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1174-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-243\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1174-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1174-1.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1174-1-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1174-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1174-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1174-1-750x1000.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Friday is Market Day in Dingle and carrots and potatoes are bountiful.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1164.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-236\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1164.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1164.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1164-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1164-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1164-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1164-750x1000.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can&#8217;t find carrots much more fresh than these!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1165.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-235\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1165.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1165.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1165-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1165-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1165-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1165-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1165-750x563.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Music is one of the main reasons to come to Dingle. \u00a0We spent over four hours in a Dingle pub called An Droicead Beag&#8211;not so much to drink Guinness but, to listen to incredible musicians perform. \u00a0We were lucky to hear Kevin Conneff of The Chieftains who is in town and dropped in to play traditional music with local talent! \u00a0We&#8217;ve long been fans of The Chieftans so this was a unique and special experience for us!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1160-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-247\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1160-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1160-1.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1160-1-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1160-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1160-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1160-1-750x1000.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Music in session below&#8211;by midnight the room was jam-packed! \u00a0We made fast friends with couples from Calgary, Canada and Des Moines, Iowa.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1159.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-241\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1159.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1159.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1159-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1159-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1159-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1159-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1159-750x563.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another evening we attended a concert of traditional music at St. James Church.<\/p>\n<p>Larry visited Dingle many years and returned with a treasured souvenir lamb from this shop on Main Street.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1148.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1148.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1148.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1148-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1148-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1148-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1148-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/img_1148-750x563.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nToday these hand-knitted lambs are in great demand and sell for 31.50 Euros and are only available on their website at www.commodum.ie.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday in Dingle is blustery, rainy and a good day to go to the local library to read, search for a steaming bowl of seafood chowder, and prepare for our next stop&#8211;Galway!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The climate in the village of Dingle must be perfect for growing and even though it&#8217;s late in the season, things are still blooming. \u00a0There are flowers everywhere and we found these twin orange blossoms especially beautiful! We arrived in Dingle two days ago. \u00a0The town is quaint and this time of year, mostly inhabited &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/2017\/09\/23\/dahlias-in-dingle\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Dahlias in Dingle!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2645,"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245\/revisions\/2645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}