nope, you couldn't be further away from it in Ireland
nope, you couldn't be further away from it in Ireland
i have to go out for a few hours now, 5 more minutes
Errigal in Donegal
Begbie wins the watch.
over to you
Name this famous town
eniskillan
is the guinness any good on yhe pub on the left?
its in Northern Ireland somewhere, I can tell by the colour of the bus stop sign, to be honest I don't know it.
any clues?
Don't think Ireland
so whisky as in whisky, not whiskey
so a scottish Glen?
Islay? lowland? highland? or Speyside?
i still think its Northern Ireland from the bus stop and the car reg's
Byres Road, Bowmore, Isle of Islay. Scotland
whiskey galore!
Barra?
castlebay
Bowmore history
The village of Bowmore was founded in 1768, by Daniel Campbell of Shawfield and Islay. Construction of this first planned village in Scotland was part of a resettlement scheme to move people from the old village of Killarrow which was near Islay House. Bowmore's streets are laid out on a grid pattern, based on the axis of Main Street and ascending over a distance of about 300m from the pier to the Round Church. Originally, small fields were left between the rows of houses so that the inhabitants could grow their families' food and keep a milking cow, but these fields now have houses built on them. The first pier was built in 1750 and has been subsequently extended and rebuilt, notably during WWII when it was reinforced and a breakwater was added. A sea plane base existed here during WWII when Sunderland and Catalina flying boats operated from Loch Indaal.
Bowmore Distillery
Bowmore is probably most famous for its whisky distillery. The distillery lies on the shore of Loch Indaal and is in the heart of the town. Next to the distillery in a converted warehouse is the MacTaggart Leisure Centre, which opened in 1991. The water from the swimming pool is warmed by Bowmore Distillery's surplus heat. Bowmore Distillery was built in 1779 and is the second oldest distillery in Scotland, is the oldest distillery on Islay and is now owned by Suntory Limited, a Japanese whisky and beer producer.
The photos are of the Main street in Bowmore. Here's another, very bad one.
Last edited by jandajoy; 16-10-2008 at 12:43 PM.
it would seem, so go for it JJ
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