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      <image:caption>Peak fun-and-games energy: enjoy it, because it doesn’t last.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Nothing says ‘romance’ like being talked down to from the step of a private jet.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>At this point, even Ani’s scarf looks exhausted.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ani looking for meaning; Ivan looking for the next distraction.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Utility Room in Its Original State</image:title>
      <image:caption>The former utility room before renovation, showing the slate-tiled floor, brick walls, freestanding wardrobe, and miscellaneous tools and storage crates.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Original Mudroom Bathroom</image:title>
      <image:caption>The compact original mudroom bathroom, featuring the small shower cubicle, toilet, and ageing tilework prior to renovation.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Old Hot Water System Alcove</image:title>
      <image:caption>The original hot water system tucked into a narrow brick alcove beside the mudroom, highlighting the tight and utilitarian layout.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Original Ducted Vacuum Unit</image:title>
      <image:caption>The house’s old ducted vacuum cannister mounted against the brick wall in the utility space prior to renovation.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Exposed Services Behind the Walls</image:title>
      <image:caption>An interior view behind the former utility room walls, showing insulation, ducting, and pipework uncovered during renovation.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Original Plumbing and Electrical Setup</image:title>
      <image:caption>The pre-renovation plumbing and electrical junctions in the mudroom behind the hot water system, with exposed pipes, valves, insulation, and wiring.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Blue Room — Garden View</image:title>
      <image:caption>After photo of the Blue Room showing the white timber bed, deep blue walls, and large sliding doors opening to the garden with soft morning light.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Blue Room — Bed and Artwork</image:title>
      <image:caption>After photo of the Blue Room with a white bed frame, textured blue bedding, bedside table, lamp, and an abstract blue wall artwork above the bed.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Blue Room — Desk Corner</image:title>
      <image:caption>After photo of the Blue Room showing the desk corner with wooden shelving, deep blue walls, and warm timber furniture.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Blue Room — Evening Mood</image:title>
      <image:caption>After photo of the Blue Room at night, featuring the white bed, deep blue walls, soft lamplight and folded towels arranged on the bed.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Bathroom Demolition — Hot Water System</image:title>
      <image:caption>Demolition phase of the old bathroom, showing broken plasterboard, exposed brick walls, and the large original hot water system before removal.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Bathroom Demolition — Exposed Wall Framing</image:title>
      <image:caption>Demolition stage of the bathroom showing exposed timber studs, stacked insulation batts, visible plumbing and electrical wiring, and the old hot water system still in place.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Bathroom Renovation — Floor Cut for Plumbing</image:title>
      <image:caption>Renovation stage showing the bathroom subfloor with concrete cut to access plumbing, exposed brick walls with new timber framing, and tools set up for drainage preparation.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Bathroom Renovation — New Drainage Installed</image:title>
      <image:caption>Renovation stage showing new PVC drainage pipes set into the concrete floor, exposed timber framing and brick walls, and renovation materials such as buckets, cardboard, and wiring.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Bathroom Renovation — Wall Framing and Plumbing Rough-In</image:title>
      <image:caption>Renovation progress showing completed wall framing, exposed brickwork, newly installed hot and cold plumbing lines, an open ceiling with visible joists, and a ladder positioned for electrical and ceiling work.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Bathroom Renovation — Plasterboard Installed</image:title>
      <image:caption>Renovation stage showing newly installed plasterboard walls, exposed doorway framing, and a work table with tools set up for the next phase of construction.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Bathroom Renovation — Vanity Wall Sheet Installed</image:title>
      <image:caption>Renovation stage showing the vanity wall with freshly installed plasterboard, cut-outs for plumbing and power, and tools and Gyprock compound positioned on the concrete floor.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Bathroom Renovation — Walls Sheet Completed</image:title>
      <image:caption>Renovation progress showing plasterboard fully installed on the bathroom walls, a construction light illuminating the space, a ladder positioned for ceiling work, and early floor preparation underway.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Bathroom Renovation — Plaster Stopping Completed</image:title>
      <image:caption>Renovation stage showing the bathroom walls and ceiling after plaster stopping, with smoothed joins, new cornices installed, and doorway framing visible against the natural light from the adjoining room.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Bathroom Renovation — Subway Tiles Being Installed</image:title>
      <image:caption>Renovation stage showing a tiler installing August Blue glazed subway tiles along the lower bathroom wall, with waterproofed blue walls behind and tools and materials spread across the concrete floor.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Bathroom Renovation — Tiles and Towel Rail Installed</image:title>
      <image:caption>Renovation progress shot showing August Blue subway tiles completed to full height across the bathroom walls, with a black heated towel rail newly installed and plumbing fixtures awaiting final fittings.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room</image:title>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Bathroom Renovation — Toilet Installed</image:title>
      <image:caption>Renovation progress showing the newly installed Decina Renee rimless toilet against fully tiled August Blue subway walls, with painter’s tape along the top edge and tools and drop sheets still on the floor.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Bathroom Renovation — Vanity &amp;amp; Cabinet Install</image:title>
      <image:caption>Progress photo showing the vanity plumbing installed and the Arova shaving cabinet frame mounted on the newly finished bathroom wall, with wiring ready for the mirror light and flooring already laid.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Bathroom Renovation — Vanity Unit Installed</image:title>
      <image:caption>Progress photo showing the new white Arova vanity unit installed beneath the partially constructed shaving cabinet, with plumbing and wiring ready for final fixtures during the bathroom renovation.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Shower Floor Herringbone Tiling in Progress</image:title>
      <image:caption>Progress image of the bathroom renovation showing the Blue Room’s shower area tiled with August Blue subway tiles and the new white herringbone shower floor being laid, with spacers and painter’s tape still in place.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Black-Framed Shower Screen Installed</image:title>
      <image:caption>Progress photo of the Blue Room bathroom renovation showing the newly installed black-framed shower screen, August Blue subway tile walls, herringbone shower floor, wall-mounted black heated towel rail, and new toilet awaiting final fit-off.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Vanity and Mirror Cabinet Installed</image:title>
      <image:caption>Installation progress of the Blue Room bathroom showing the new wall-mounted vanity with integrated basin, matte black mixer tap, and large mirrored shaving cabinet above, with the black-framed shower screen reflected in the mirror.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Completed Shower and Toilet Installation</image:title>
      <image:caption>Finished Blue Room bathroom featuring a black-framed glass shower screen, matte black shower fittings, heated towel rail, and soft green subway tiles, with a white toilet and herringbone-tiled shower base completing the renovation.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Walk-In Shower with Matte Black Fittings</image:title>
      <image:caption>Close-up of the finished walk-in shower in the Blue Room bathroom, featuring matte black rainfall and handheld showerheads, a black-framed glass screen, and soft green subway tiles with a white herringbone shower base.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Toilet and Black Fixtures Against Blue Subway Tiles</image:title>
      <image:caption>The finished Blue Room bathroom showing a modern white toilet, matte black heated towel rail, matching black toilet roll holder, and soft blue subway tile walls with light timber-look flooring.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Herringbone Shower Floor With Linear Drain</image:title>
      <image:caption>Close-up of the Blue Room bathroom’s shower floor featuring white herringbone brick-look tiles and a sleek matte black linear drain, framed by soft blue subway-tiled walls.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Sunset Landscape Bathroom Mural</image:title>
      <image:caption>Soft sunset landscape mural in the Blue Room bathroom, featuring warm dusk tones and reflected light over sand and water beside the black-framed shower enclosure.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Mural and Shower Contrast</image:title>
      <image:caption>Close-up of the Blue Room bathroom showing the sunset wall mural beside the black-framed shower with blue subway tiles and matte black fixtures.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Confessions - Fixation #1: The Room That Became    The Blue Room - Mural and Vanity Detail</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bathroom view showing the large sunset wall mural beside the white vanity with blue subway tile splashback and black accessories.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The last golden light of the day catches the Atlantic coastline near Crownarad and Tullid, County Donegal, beneath a dramatic November sky.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The magnificent Sliabh Liag cliffs in County Donegal, rising some 600 metres above the Atlantic and ranking among the highest sea cliffs in Europe.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I loved this little sign. A 200-year-old building asking us to excuse its imperfections. At 60, I thought that was a rather splendid philosophy to adopt myself!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>First glimpse of traditional Irish music at The Cobblestone Pub, Dublin. This is where I lost my Guinness virginity!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The bathroom floor tiles at the house-sit, which reminded me of wagyu beef...</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Highland cattle enjoying the sunshine in a grassy field near the Sligo coast.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A peaceful stretch of Donegal countryside, where wild grasses and gorse-covered hills roll gently towards a sheltered bay beneath a soft November sky.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A closer look at the towering rock faces of Sliabh Liag, County Donegal, with two dramatic sea stacks rising from the Atlantic below. The rugged cliffs reveal extraordinary layers of rock, weathered by centuries of wind and waves.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>“I am wild, I am on the edge, I am Sliabh Liag.” A beautiful piece of writing from the visitor centre at Sliabh Liag, County Donegal, where the landscape speaks in its own voice. And having stood among those extraordinary cliffs, I couldn't agree more.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>My first look inside my lighthouse cottage. I was beside myself with excitement! And it was even lovelier than I'd imagined.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Butter wouldn't melt! This is a guy who would swipe your breakfast toast and then swear he hadn't.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>National Famine Memorial’s skeletal coffin ship at Murrisk, County Mayo.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Stone holy water font and plaque commemorating the founding of Ballintubber Abbey in 1216 by Cathal O’Conor, King of Connacht.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Description of next digs</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Benbulben rising beyond the coastal grasslands and waters of Streedagh, County Sligo.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Just up the road from The Rusty Mackerel, a beautiful view across the sheltered waters of Donegal Bay, with green pastures, scattered cottages and rolling hills beyond.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A moment at the magnificent Sliabh Liag cliffs in County Donegal, with the towering rock faces and Atlantic Ocean providing a spectacular backdrop. I might look formidably cool, but the icy wind was howling!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Silver Strand Beach, Malin Beg, County Donegal. A perfect crescent of golden sand, sheltered by rugged headlands, with the Atlantic stretching away beyond. One of those places where the beauty of Ireland leaves you momentarily speechless.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And the sweetest little kitchen, complete with a farmhouse sink overlooking the rugged landscape outside. I was in love with the place already.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Jean, from Ireland but now a New York native, one of the 3 of us on the guided music tour</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Gorgeous orchid on Ballintubber house-sit kitchen window sill</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A close-up showing the detail</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The ruins of Murrisk Abbey and its historic graveyard, County Mayo</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus in the gardens of Ballintubber Abbey, County Mayo</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>This sign made me laugh while walking the beagles in Ballintubber, County Mayo</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Streedagh Beach, County Sligo, with its sweeping sands, Atlantic waters and the mountains of Benbulben in the distance.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Looking across the tranquil Teelin Estuary towards the Atlantic, with sheep grazing on the green hillsides near The Rusty Mackerel, County Donegal.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A panoramic view of the magnificent Sliabh Liag cliffs in County Donegal, stretching along the Atlantic coastline. Standing at the viewpoint gives some sense of the extraordinary scale of these towering sea cliffs.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The quiet countryside above Silver Strand, Malin Beg, County Donegal. Rolling green fields, old stone boundaries and the Atlantic stretching towards the horizon. A landscape of extraordinary simplicity and beauty.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And then I looked out of the kitchen window. A sheer drop to the rocks and sea below! Not your average kitchen view.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The most laid-back Highland cattle in Ireland. Perfectly happy to sit in the sunshine and pose for photographs without a care in the world!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The extraordinary stillness of the Teelin Estuary, County Donegal. Fishing boats rest on glassy waters beneath cloud-draped mountains, with the quiet beauty of Ireland's west coast on full display.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Cill Ghabhlaigh – Doonalt, County Donegal. A wild stretch of Atlantic coastline, where ancient cliffs rise above the sea and the landscape seems almost untouched by time.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And my bedroom! I’d travelled halfway around the world to spend my 60th birthday at this lighthouse, and here I was, finally. My own cosy little room, the Atlantic outside the window, and the wonderful feeling that I’d chosen exactly the right place to be.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sunlit rocky shoreline at Mullaghmore Head, with layered rock ledges, a boulder-strewn beach and grassy cliffs overlooking the calm blue Atlantic Ocean.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Gleann Gheis (Glengesh), County Donegal. I don't think I've ever seen a landscape quite like this. Even in November, with the colours fading into winter, it's extraordinary. And the road through it is quite something.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The view from my bedroom window. The warm glow of the bedside lamp reflected in the glass, and beyond it, nothing but rocks, water and the fading evening light.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The winding coastal road around Mullaghmore Head, with Classiebawn Castle silhouetted against the afternoon sun and the Atlantic stretching into the distance.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Gleann Gheis (Glengesh), County Donegal. The Glen of Spells. Its name comes from the ancient Irish tradition of the 'geis', a binding prohibition that could bring dishonour or death if broken. Even the landscape comes with a story in Ireland.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Turning 60 in Ireland | A Birthday at Fanad Head Lighthouse</image:title>
      <image:caption>And this was the view just outside my living room door! A little rocky cove, the Atlantic stretching out beyond it, and those magnificent cliffs opposite.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Classiebawn Castle silhouetted against the afternoon sky, overlooking Mullaghmore Head, County Sligo.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Mount Errigal, near Gort an Choirce, County Donegal. Quite a sight to come across while driving through the Donegal countryside. Such a distinctive mountain, rising almost out of nowhere. I had to stop for a photograph.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And my very own ‘patio’! A strip of grass on the edge of the Atlantic, with a view that went on forever. Not a bad spot to contemplate turning 60!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A rather emphatic warning at Mullaghmore Head, County Sligo. Apparently, the Atlantic coastline isn't for the faint-hearted!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Turning 60 in Ireland | A Birthday at Fanad Head Lighthouse</image:title>
      <image:caption>My 60th birthday in County Donegal. Everywhere I looked, the landscape and the extraordinary light reminded me of Turner paintings. It was like driving through an exhibition all day.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>And even the bathroom had character! A lovely old-fashioned window, terracotta floor tiles and, rather unexpectedly, a washing machine. Everything I could possibly need for my little lighthouse adventure.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The beautiful blue Atlantic at Mullaghmore Head, County Sligo, with rocky shelves extending into the sea and distant mountains on the horizon.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dún Lúiche (Dunlewey), County Donegal. Another view that had me pulling over on my birthday. The mountains seem to go on forever, and the little houses beneath them give you some idea of their scale. Ireland really does have a way of making you feel very small.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A narrow, winding staircase connecting the two floors. Another little reminder that this was a lighthouse keeper’s cottage, not your average holiday accommodation. I loved it all the more for that.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Cattle grazing beneath the afternoon sun, with the distinctive flat-topped silhouette of Benbulben rising in the distance, County Sligo.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Caisleán na dTuath (Cashel), County Donegal. Another lovely scene from my birthday drive. The still water, little stone walls and trees along the shore. Even under a grey November sky, there's so much to look at. I'm finding it very difficult to drive anywhere in Ireland without stopping for photographs.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A little more exploring outside, and this was waiting for me. The rugged coastline, the extraordinary colour of the water, and the Atlantic stretching away into the evening.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A solitary cow enjoying the peace and quiet of the Sligo countryside, with the magnificent Benbulben mountain providing the backdrop.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Doe Castle, County Donegal. I spotted this wonderful old castle across the water and initially thought it was on an island. It turns out to be on a little peninsula.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Fanad Head Lighthouse, where I spent my 60th birthday. I loved everything about this place, and being able to stay here for two nights made it even more special. What a way to turn 60!</image:caption>
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