Barry Murphy
@barrysguidedtours.bsky.social
Barry's Guided Tours.
Small group guided hiking tours in West of Ireland, South of France, Catalunya & Andalucia. +353-86-8318748.
https://barrysguidedtours.com/
Mayo, West of Ireland.
Small group guided hiking tours in West of Ireland, South of France, Catalunya & Andalucia. +353-86-8318748.
https://barrysguidedtours.com/
Mayo, West of Ireland.
Rambling the Canal du Midi.
September 25, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Rambling the Canal du Midi.
So, at breakfast this morning, there's an American complaining about how all the information at Matabiau train station in Toulouse was in French and how complicated it was ... Comical, just comical.
September 12, 2026 at 10:04 AM
So, at breakfast this morning, there's an American complaining about how all the information at Matabiau train station in Toulouse was in French and how complicated it was ... Comical, just comical.
New blogpost.
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Semana Santa Parades in Granada - Barry's Guided Tours
Attending the Semana Santa Parades in Granada is a great cultural experience, as the heavy pasos are carried along the city's narrow streets.
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August 18, 2026 at 3:30 PM
New blogpost.
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Marsh St John's-wort; Hypericum elodes; Luibh an chiorraithe.
Achill Island last week.
#wildflowerhour
Achill Island last week.
#wildflowerhour
July 27, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Marsh St John's-wort; Hypericum elodes; Luibh an chiorraithe.
Achill Island last week.
#wildflowerhour
Achill Island last week.
#wildflowerhour
Compass Jellyfish at Belmullet today.
July 15, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Compass Jellyfish at Belmullet today.
This year, over 300 orchids in my never-cut* 36m2 front garden.
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* once in March; once in late Sept.
#wildflowerhour
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* once in March; once in late Sept.
#wildflowerhour
July 11, 2026 at 3:20 PM
This year, over 300 orchids in my never-cut* 36m2 front garden.
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* once in March; once in late Sept.
#wildflowerhour
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* once in March; once in late Sept.
#wildflowerhour
Along Germany's WW II "Atlantic Wall", near St. Malo.
July 3, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Along Germany's WW II "Atlantic Wall", near St. Malo.
And after all that, the Czechs come last and are going home ...
June 25, 2026 at 8:40 AM
And after all that, the Czechs come last and are going home ...
Reposted by Barry Murphy
Back on the other site, years ago, there was a thread about the most pretentious thing people had ever overheard. Someone said they witnessed a guy at an ice cream van asking for 'two Magna'.
June 24, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Back on the other site, years ago, there was a thread about the most pretentious thing people had ever overheard. Someone said they witnessed a guy at an ice cream van asking for 'two Magna'.
The remarkable Lady's Slipper Orchid, Cypripedium calceolus, on an impossibly wet day in Tirol, Austria.
What a total beaut.
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What a total beaut.
#wildflowerhour
June 13, 2026 at 7:02 PM
The remarkable Lady's Slipper Orchid, Cypripedium calceolus, on an impossibly wet day in Tirol, Austria.
What a total beaut.
#wildflowerhour
What a total beaut.
#wildflowerhour
Bad photos, but might this be Large Carder Bumblebee (Bombus muscorum), Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum), or neither?
June 9, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Bad photos, but might this be Large Carder Bumblebee (Bombus muscorum), Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum), or neither?
The West Mayo disaster that is Rhododendron. The State and its various agencies, like NPWS and Coillte, do nothing whatsoever to control or eradicate this highly invasive plant.
June 3, 2026 at 3:59 PM
The West Mayo disaster that is Rhododendron. The State and its various agencies, like NPWS and Coillte, do nothing whatsoever to control or eradicate this highly invasive plant.
Back on Inishturk yesterday. Min 4 Corncrake and excellent prolonged viewing of a patrolling Peregrine. Plus the scenery ...
May 31, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Back on Inishturk yesterday. Min 4 Corncrake and excellent prolonged viewing of a patrolling Peregrine. Plus the scenery ...
Georgius Rex (1910-1936), The Burren. The V, for Fifth, was not part of his postbox cypher.
May 25, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Georgius Rex (1910-1936), The Burren. The V, for Fifth, was not part of his postbox cypher.
Insectivorous Butterwort in bloom today on The Burren.
#wildflowers
#wildflowers
May 22, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Insectivorous Butterwort in bloom today on The Burren.
#wildflowers
#wildflowers
Spring Gentian, Ceadharlach na Bealtaine. Banríon na Boirne.
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#wildflowerhour
May 22, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Spring Gentian, Ceadharlach na Bealtaine. Banríon na Boirne.
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#wildflowerhour
Is this Dactylorhiza Kerryensis, aka Dactylorhiza majalis subsp. occidentalis, despite the lack of the 3 lobes on the lip? Burren, Ireland, today.
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May 21, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Is this Dactylorhiza Kerryensis, aka Dactylorhiza majalis subsp. occidentalis, despite the lack of the 3 lobes on the lip? Burren, Ireland, today.
@bsbiireland.bsky.social
@bsbiireland.bsky.social
The Cliffs, on this grey but dry day.
#WildAtlanticWay
#WildAtlanticWay
May 21, 2026 at 9:18 AM
The Cliffs, on this grey but dry day.
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#WildAtlanticWay
Looks like a sundial stone to me, in a random Clare hedge. #archaeology
May 20, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Looks like a sundial stone to me, in a random Clare hedge. #archaeology
May 17, 2026 at 7:03 PM
St. Patrick's Cabbage, Cabáiste mhadra rua.
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April 30, 2026 at 8:16 AM
St. Patrick's Cabbage, Cabáiste mhadra rua.
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#wildflowerhour
Overnight field trip to Sligo this week with ATU Mayo's BA in History & Geography second year students taking the Fáilte Ireland accredited National Guiding module. @atumayo.bsky.social
April 23, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Overnight field trip to Sligo this week with ATU Mayo's BA in History & Geography second year students taking the Fáilte Ireland accredited National Guiding module. @atumayo.bsky.social
Field trip to north Mayo last week with BA in History & Geography first year students of @atumayo.bsky.social taking the Guiding module. @atu-ie.bsky.social
April 22, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Field trip to north Mayo last week with BA in History & Geography first year students of @atumayo.bsky.social taking the Guiding module. @atu-ie.bsky.social