http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/Ballyvaughan IrishCentral Ballyvaughan en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/travel/irelands-hidden-gems/return-the-ballyvaughan-road-sign-now---controversy-over-removal-errupts-in-ireland-124075599.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/travel/irelands-hidden-gems/return-the-ballyvaughan-road-sign-now---controversy-over-removal-errupts-in-ireland-124075599.html Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:20:08 PDT
Do you know it defies belief, when every man woman and child in this country is putting their best foot forward to recover from our economic woes that the government pulls the rug from under us, yet againThis time its one of those ‘jobs worth’ moments when the NRA (National Roads Authority) have simply removed an iconic sign that has been standing at the crossroads in Ballyvaughan for over 30 years Possibly the most photographed road sign in Ireland, as one protester rightly put it, more ‘folk art’ then actual road signage It is located along what Conde Nast has described as one of the Top 10 road trips in the world, out to Doolin via Blackhead READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/travel/irelands-hidden-gems/ballyvaughan-county-clare---one-of-the-loveliest-villages-in-ireland-121081013.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/travel/irelands-hidden-gems/ballyvaughan-county-clare---one-of-the-loveliest-villages-in-ireland-121081013.html Mon, 02 May 2011 06:05:05 PDT
Ballyvaughan village is a lovely little village on the road out to Doolin in north Clare Voted one of the 10 best road trips in the world by Condé Nast Traveller it never disappoints Picture postcard pretty, it nestles in the heart of the Burren, against a sheer backdrop of mountains all the way out to magnificent Black HeadOnly over the road from where I live it’s where I go for the paper on Saturday mornings or for a wander around the farmers market during the summer, which also includes an excellent craft fair in the Old School every Sunday READ MORE ]]>