Special day for the O'Loughlin Sons of Sister Gibbons

Nathan O'Loughlin and Brother William Lathen from Boise Idaho who was a missionary to Ireland in 1970 and is here is Galway on a sabbatical teaching tax law who baptised these two great boys. Alex O'Loughlin at Bills left was so prepared and loves the church and has waited for this whole last year for his baptism. Nathan had been in the water twice before but had such a fear of water that he could not go under so had to have many swimming lessons before this event could take place. He is a great young man and will be a great leader as will his brother in coming years. Bill became a real father and grand father figure to these boys.

Nathan and Alex with their mother Sister Michelle Gibbons a long time member and great strength to the Galway Branch. She now serves as the District Primary President and travels with her children to the different branches in the Limerick District. The travel to the farthest Branch is almost 5 hours.

Alex O'Loughlin an Irish boy with a strong testimony and enthusiam for the Gospel

Away to the Cliffs of Moher

Looking down from the top of the Cliffs of Moher toward the north side looking toward Galway.

Looking down from the top of the Cliffs of Moher toward the north side looking toward Galway. Very Unique rock structures cut by the water against these old rock cliffs.

Large Crows at the Cliffs of Moher as they are in other parts of Ireland. Standing full up these birds are almost one foot tall from beak to toes and they are into anything. At this point one had hung himself inside a garbage can far enough to get a bag of food out and they were all gathering to have a meal.

This is a tower castle at a lookout point on the top of the cliffs of Moher and which was being refurbished for visitors to this point.

Looking south down the coast line at the cliffs of moher. Thousands of variety of birds live in these cliffs and they are over two hundred feet high. These cliffs were used in the movie Princes Bride.

Looking south down the coast line at the cliffs of moher.

Looking south down the coast line at the cliffs of moher.

Looking south down the coast line at the cliffs of moher.

A small valley on the way to the Cliffs of Moher and in the background a Tower castle which looks over this farm country.

A small valley on the way to the Cliffs of Moher looking out to the Atlantic ocean and the Aran Islands. Also a rare barb wire fence in this part of Ireland civilization creeping in.

This side of the Island has a lot of rock as seen here and almost all fences are made of rock and once built almost never get torn down and seem to stand forever.

The rock fences separate the land owned by different families and clans or tribes as they are called. As you can see they go right down into the water. These fences were built as the tide was out and remain showing whose part of the beach belonged to who.

Off in the distance you can see the Aran Islands which 7000 kilometers of rock fence and have lots of sheep and fishing as part of the making of their lives.

This is Black head point across the bay from Galway and named that way because of the Black rock which is in this area.

Black head point road for going to the cliffs of Moher on the northern end of the coast.