Jean: We took the ferry from Galway to the largest of the Aran Islands in April of '04. The ferry ride was smooth, we took a tour of the island on a bus, had stops where we could walk up to a round tower, and other stops to visit shops, a cemetery, cafes/pubs. All in all a very nice, full day. There were many small buses waiting to load up with tourists, and we got a great driver. He gave us lots of information on the island(s). It was great! We got our tickets from the host at our B & B, and he gave us very good directions to get to the pier. Edna in Kansas

Thank You Edna!! Thanks in advance to anyone else with comments. Kansas - I have Quaker Simmons/Cox relatives from Rose Hill (Butler Co.), KS. J. xx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edna Burns" <irishgrammy@sbcglobal.net> To: <IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2005 12:34 PM Subject: [IRELAND] Aran Islands > Jean: We took the ferry from Galway to the largest of the Aran Islands in April of '04. The ferry ride was smooth, <snip>