Barry Murphy
@barrysguidedtours.bsky.social
Barry's Guided Tours.
Small group walking tours in West of Ireland, South of France, Catalunya & Andalucia. +353-86-8318748.
https://barrysguidedtours.com/
Mayo, West of Ireland.
Small group walking tours in West of Ireland, South of France, Catalunya & Andalucia. +353-86-8318748.
https://barrysguidedtours.com/
Mayo, West of Ireland.
We hike north Mayo from 3-7 June 2026.
November 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
We hike north Mayo from 3-7 June 2026.
This is criminality.
It looks like East Berlin 1980s.
Is there a Lenin effigy in relief on the bomb shelter?
WTF is the grey material in this screengrab?
It looks like East Berlin 1980s.
Is there a Lenin effigy in relief on the bomb shelter?
WTF is the grey material in this screengrab?
November 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
This is criminality.
It looks like East Berlin 1980s.
Is there a Lenin effigy in relief on the bomb shelter?
WTF is the grey material in this screengrab?
It looks like East Berlin 1980s.
Is there a Lenin effigy in relief on the bomb shelter?
WTF is the grey material in this screengrab?
The amazing Greco-Roman city of Empúries.
October 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The amazing Greco-Roman city of Empúries.
Bridge of Song returns from its summer recess. Castlebar's monthly godsend.
September 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Bridge of Song returns from its summer recess. Castlebar's monthly godsend.
It can be gorgeous. We just spent 2 nights in Roundstone hiking and it's beautiful, although a hell of a lot of invasive Montbretia.
August 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
It can be gorgeous. We just spent 2 nights in Roundstone hiking and it's beautiful, although a hell of a lot of invasive Montbretia.
Inis Mór on this very fine day.
August 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Inis Mór on this very fine day.
At St. Finbarr's Oratory, Gougane Barra.
August 16, 2025 at 9:15 AM
At St. Finbarr's Oratory, Gougane Barra.
Passing Sherkin, on the way to Cape Clear.
August 12, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Passing Sherkin, on the way to Cape Clear.
Clare Island this week.
August 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Clare Island this week.
To remove ticks, gently use a fine tweezers and get the whole body plus legs out. Avoid breaking the little guy up!
Do not remove by scratching.
Learn about ticks and Lime Disease at www2.hse.ie/conditions/l...
Please share.
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Do not remove by scratching.
Learn about ticks and Lime Disease at www2.hse.ie/conditions/l...
Please share.
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July 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
To remove ticks, gently use a fine tweezers and get the whole body plus legs out. Avoid breaking the little guy up!
Do not remove by scratching.
Learn about ticks and Lime Disease at www2.hse.ie/conditions/l...
Please share.
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Do not remove by scratching.
Learn about ticks and Lime Disease at www2.hse.ie/conditions/l...
Please share.
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2. Check yourself thoroughly in the shower and, if possible, get someone else to also do so.
3. Continue checking yourself for 48 hours minimum after your hike.
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3. Continue checking yourself for 48 hours minimum after your hike.
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July 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
2. Check yourself thoroughly in the shower and, if possible, get someone else to also do so.
3. Continue checking yourself for 48 hours minimum after your hike.
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3. Continue checking yourself for 48 hours minimum after your hike.
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When you get home, do this :
1. Strip immediately and put all clothing in the washing machine, including anything you had put on after your hike was finished before you got home, eg change of socks, extra jumper, etc.
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1. Strip immediately and put all clothing in the washing machine, including anything you had put on after your hike was finished before you got home, eg change of socks, extra jumper, etc.
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July 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
When you get home, do this :
1. Strip immediately and put all clothing in the washing machine, including anything you had put on after your hike was finished before you got home, eg change of socks, extra jumper, etc.
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1. Strip immediately and put all clothing in the washing machine, including anything you had put on after your hike was finished before you got home, eg change of socks, extra jumper, etc.
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3. Avoid areas of thick bracken and high grasses.
4. Know that areas with high deer and/or sheep numbers almost certainly have higher tick populations.
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4. Know that areas with high deer and/or sheep numbers almost certainly have higher tick populations.
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July 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
3. Avoid areas of thick bracken and high grasses.
4. Know that areas with high deer and/or sheep numbers almost certainly have higher tick populations.
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4. Know that areas with high deer and/or sheep numbers almost certainly have higher tick populations.
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Tips :
1. On hikes, wear light-coloured long trousers and long sleeves, to have a better chance of spotting ticks on your clothing.
2. Tuck trousers into long socks, but know that, while it might reduce incidence, this does absolutely not stop them getting on your skin.
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1. On hikes, wear light-coloured long trousers and long sleeves, to have a better chance of spotting ticks on your clothing.
2. Tuck trousers into long socks, but know that, while it might reduce incidence, this does absolutely not stop them getting on your skin.
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July 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Tips :
1. On hikes, wear light-coloured long trousers and long sleeves, to have a better chance of spotting ticks on your clothing.
2. Tuck trousers into long socks, but know that, while it might reduce incidence, this does absolutely not stop them getting on your skin.
2 of 6 ...
1. On hikes, wear light-coloured long trousers and long sleeves, to have a better chance of spotting ticks on your clothing.
2. Tuck trousers into long socks, but know that, while it might reduce incidence, this does absolutely not stop them getting on your skin.
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TICKS.
I have posted about this previously, but please do share.
Mayo and Connemara are "thick" with ticks. You may not notice ticks on you until (in my experience) as late as 48 hours after picking them up.
I am not a medic and you should consult a doctor, but ...
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I have posted about this previously, but please do share.
Mayo and Connemara are "thick" with ticks. You may not notice ticks on you until (in my experience) as late as 48 hours after picking them up.
I am not a medic and you should consult a doctor, but ...
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July 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
TICKS.
I have posted about this previously, but please do share.
Mayo and Connemara are "thick" with ticks. You may not notice ticks on you until (in my experience) as late as 48 hours after picking them up.
I am not a medic and you should consult a doctor, but ...
1 of 6 ...
I have posted about this previously, but please do share.
Mayo and Connemara are "thick" with ticks. You may not notice ticks on you until (in my experience) as late as 48 hours after picking them up.
I am not a medic and you should consult a doctor, but ...
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Sea Holly, one of my favourite wildflowers.
July 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Sea Holly, one of my favourite wildflowers.
July 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
English Stonecrop on Achill Island.
#wildflowerhour
#wildflowerhour
July 11, 2025 at 10:42 AM
English Stonecrop on Achill Island.
#wildflowerhour
#wildflowerhour
Can you imagine Dublin City Council, or any other official body in Ireland, posting this as the header image on their official Facebook page? This is from the Ayuntamiento de Cádiz and can be translated as "We are not looking for tourists; we are looking for lovers of Cádiz". Wow.
June 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Can you imagine Dublin City Council, or any other official body in Ireland, posting this as the header image on their official Facebook page? This is from the Ayuntamiento de Cádiz and can be translated as "We are not looking for tourists; we are looking for lovers of Cádiz". Wow.
Possibly the single most pathetic, couldn't-give-a-f*ck disrespect of Irish I have ever seen, here in the sham that is @WildNephin. Were these publicly funded? #Gaeilge
June 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Possibly the single most pathetic, couldn't-give-a-f*ck disrespect of Irish I have ever seen, here in the sham that is @WildNephin. Were these publicly funded? #Gaeilge
Cross Beach, Mayo.
June 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Cross Beach, Mayo.
At Céide Fields, the world's most extensive ancient walled field system.
June 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
At Céide Fields, the world's most extensive ancient walled field system.
That's what I'm talking about...
May 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
That's what I'm talking about...
Shrubby Cinquefoil, Lough Gealáin, The Burren. #wildflowerhour
May 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Shrubby Cinquefoil, Lough Gealáin, The Burren. #wildflowerhour
West coast of Clare; what a day!
May 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
West coast of Clare; what a day!