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RE: Top 10 Sights of Ireland: #8 - Inch Beach | Adventure Every Day

in #travel7 years ago

Strand is exactly the Scandinavian (Swedish/Danish/Norwegian) word for beach today.

Many great sea faring nations of the world came to the west of Ireland in times past. There are lots of historical connections here.

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Fascinating! You can tell it in a lot of the fun names. I guess Ireland sort of is the last stop before making the long trek across the pond.