Hearing your voice in the start of this one, I got such a sense of familiarity! Deja vu-ish. I thought and searched my deepest memories and I remembered being around 7 years old and listening to some relatives on my mom's side at a family reunion! I'm guessing likely cousins. It was such a warm recollection. Thank you, Claire. 💕

Desmond Devine, what a name. Beekeeper divine. Amazing.

Interesting you say "Up home" and here it's "Down home". Hard to tell if it held up to the name "American Bar" just looking at the outside, I've seen places that looke worse and better. Ohhhhh you did a little something I've heard you fuss about utter the words "Top of the morning t'ya". Love the heritage day stalls with goods on offer. Not to destroy the "magic" just a loop from a fish tank type pump to circulate the water from milk can and back up to the bucket entering where the hand is touching. Thanks for the tour as always love the sights, best to you and yours as always, scritches Miss Millie.

The beekeeper reminds me of: "NO! NOT THE BEES!" - The Wicker Man "My dog stepped on a bee" - She-who-must-not-bee-named 7:35, "Its like a bee!"

That was a gorgeous view! Thank you so much!

Sometimes "going home" can be good. Thanx for sharing. ~Be Blessed

My Grandfather was from there, he got to visit a few times before he passed.

I adore your videos and your voice! The educational value and sentiment of your content is brilliant. Knowing of you firstly from the try channel I would never have guessed how much u love rugby, how fit you are, how much you enjoy history etc Hope u enjoy all your travels Thanks for such a great insight into a world I have a small connection with (I grew up around Irish people in Kilburn north London, and my families personal friends were all Irish, I’d check the pools for Marie devlin at 4-5 yrs old every week. The DOB club only let 3 families in, us williansons being one, then the devlins and I can’t for life of me remeber the other family as the devlins were huge!!) All the saying u say I grew up with I understand the quickness of an Irish accent and it brings me comfort and reminds me of my Nan god rest when I hear you Thank you xxx

My great grandma was from Mayo. I remember talking to me at length as a kid I couldn't understand a word she said. Take a Mayo accent and put about 55 years of east Oklahoma on top of it. It didn't help that she was 90 and I was around 5. I'm just glad mother could translate.

Not at all homesick after watching this.

I'm beginning to rely on your videos to show me the places on my Ancestry bucket list. I used to live in a town in Louisiana which is the oldest permanent settlement in the Louisiana Purchase called Natchitoches (pronounced Nak-a-tish). It was incorporated in 1714, three years before New Orleans. They have a lot of those kinds of historical festivals with re-enactors showing things from the past. Plus, several bars or pubs.

Grinned the entire time watching this. Until the end when the sheep sensed you'd 'lost the Mayo.' Then my mouth got a little wobbly. 😢

Loved this one Clare. Wonderful town festival.

“Top of the morning to ya” 😂 I’m shocked you could say that with a straight face.

Ah, just a grand vlog, Claire. I'm pre-planning my trip for next year. A few days in Dublin, then up the Wild Atlantic Way to the Inishowen Peninsula with a quick stop at Árainn Mhór to bring tidings from her twin here, Lake Michigan's Beaver Island. Won't have an itinerary, but will be out 'n about, hope to run into you & Alex. Slàinte Mhath

Did she said: “Just look down, I’ll catch you!”? I’ve heard about people having superpowers, but Irish people, that… that is even more special superpower than pinting! 😂

That view was absolutely beautiful

Beautiful country with a rich history!

Ah, lovely.

Bwah! Your ordering is as bonny as that American bar. Alls well though, looks a lovely time in county Mayo.

You sweet lovable ladies, thank you

When the teacher asked you the Maths questions, it gave me terrible 'Nam flashbacks! 😱

Toss a neon sign in the window and I'd say that would be a bar in small town upstate NY. Usually on the main street and there would typically be one you always go to

LOVE the video landscape--scary heights--not a fan myself--but the colors were gorgeous. Wandering about home when you have not been home in many a year can be challenging. Triggers your nostalgia--but the sheep are not having it. Looking forward to the next video.

Thanks.

The Car Treasure hunt, I'm not sure if it is a Mayo thing, unless you mean Mayo is the only place in Ireland that does it, I'm pretty sure I've heard about similar things/games here in the UK, I've never done one myself though to be fair

Bring it back home to MayO! I really love your channel. Especially when you go to Mayo. My first memories on Earth were in a house between Weshtport and Cashlebar.

Looks like you had a lot of fun going back!

Thanks for uploading this Claire! Looking forward to the next video!❤

Good fun, have a pint for me next time!

Hey u. Glad your going home. Tell Alex we say hello .

Thanks for sharing, Clare. Glad you had a great vacation in Mayo. And thanks for teaching us more Irish ❤️ 🇮🇪

I really enjoyed this video, and I want to visit Mayo even more after watching. So beautiful there. And, I hope you bought two of those Slán signs to mount together….I’ve caught myself doing that leaving the pub, “Oíche mhaith, slán, slán.”

That looked like so much fun at the festival and also, what an incredibly beautiful place to go for a walk!

Seems like someone is scared of heights hehe :P Beautiful scenery tho :)

You haven't lost the accent at all! 🇵🇹

Thanks for another good video I'm glad you had fun with your friends visiting for the festival back home

That was lovely, thank you for posting this Clare!

Looks like you had a wonderful time back home 😃😃

Strange listening to the twang my father spoke god rest his soul , never been to Ireland my self, is it true it rains all the time ,

Your story telling and editing are a joy to watch and I feel like I also learned a wee bit about Mayo.

@Clisare

7 ай бұрын

Ahh thank you so much 🥹🥹

Your hair looks cute with a bow! Way you have it up frames your face so well. 😊

@Clisare

7 ай бұрын

Omg thank you ☺️☺️

I got a Maigh Eo scarf that I got when I saw them play in Dublin winning the Allianz FL D1 last April in Dublin... next time, I'll try to go there. Go raibh maígh agat Clare for showing me parts of Eire that I've not seen on my trip. Slán slán.

Such a beautiful place! ❤

Happy Samhain!

Wondering why this seemed so familiar, then I remembered I saw some of the live stream.

see you in the next one 🙂

I wanna go to these festivals with you.

I really love your videos/blogs/vlogs....whatever they are called! Lol. (I'm old!!!) 😅

This video made me brutally homesick. You should be sponsored by Bórd Fáilte. Didn't Joe Biden show up at Saint Muredach's Cathedral earlier this year. Mayo is pure history - don't miss a visit to the Céide Fields.

@Clisare

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I’d love them or Discover Ireland or similar to work with me. So grateful for North Mayo Tourism board organising this stuff for me 😭😭 Yes he visited Ballina but I didn’t know it was happening so didn’t get home 😭 Rage cause him saying“mayo for Sam” went so viral 🤣🤣

You live in such a beautiful country, thanks for sharing your adventures ❤

P.s. I know I’m English lol but I’m naturally ginger too so that must count for something 😂 x

Clisare has an uncanny resemble to a young "Material Girl" MADONNA!

Clare! I can finally see the video link that you're pointing to! Thing is, that video already came out and I have already watched it.😅

@Clisare

7 ай бұрын

Yes but not everyone is as on the ball as you are! 😉 🙌🏻

@LindaC616

7 ай бұрын

@@Clisare 🥰

Hey Clisare, I am back. I had to get a new phone. 🤦‍♂️ I just wanted to say hello and I hope you are doing great.

Beannachtaí, Claire As always, you are informative. adorable, and a Grand Character of a woman. Glad that you had a chance to visit the festival and Co Mayo. Wonder if you got some drone footage of the view over the cliff or did you have to abandon that because of the rain. The 'American Pub' would only be 'authentic' to the New England / Northern East portion of the USA, at least from the outside style. The milk in the statue circulates in the same manner as water in a indoor water fountain not connected to a water source. (hoses and a pump run by batteries or other power source) Seol Tú na Mianta is Fearr sláinte agus rathúnas. Go dtuga an bóthar i bhfad thú agus go leor eachtraí áille. D'fhéadfadh dea-fhortún agus sábháilteacht a bheith ina chompánach leanúnach.

@Clisare

6 ай бұрын

Yeah unfortunately I had to bring it straight back down with the rain and didn’t get anything!

@silverlobo2135

6 ай бұрын

@@Clisare Sorry to read.(( But you a STILL a Grand and remarkable person. Btw, is that place like a national park area (gov't protected) or just traditionally / culturally, no one has wanted to develop properties on or near it? It looks like very beautiful land to live on.

wow, that knit sweater is lovely, i'm a sucker for a girl in a nice sweater

@Clisare

7 ай бұрын

Thanks, Penneys!

@kingnidoking1826

7 ай бұрын

@@Clisare this Penny, is she single?

Team Alex!!!!! (because it makes no sense to comment that on this video)

I was looking at Mayo on Google Earth and I noticed a place called Clare Island,and I was wondering if you've ever been there?

@Clisare

7 ай бұрын

I have not! (Yet)

Wasn't that just grand!

-200 for the American bar LOL :DDDD

How you doing ?

I'm curious. What is the significance of the 63?

@LindaC616

7 ай бұрын

It would have told the navigators. Which part of Ireland they were flying over. Maybe it's a latitude or longitude thing.

@gallowglass2630

7 ай бұрын

Its the 63rd sign ,the first was probably in county louth on the east coast and they went clockwise along the irish coast.The Idea was to let german bombers know that they were flying over a neutral country therefore on every headland there had to an eire sign which worked for the most part but dublin was stilled bombed by the germans.

@LindaC616

7 ай бұрын

@@gallowglass2630 thx!

@Clisare

7 ай бұрын

There was 80 of them total. I think I might make a video about them if people are interested?

@LindaC616

7 ай бұрын

@@Clisare sure!

Does not look like an American bar! At least they spelled American right. 🤷

😂😂😂 the traitor sheep lol

Journalism is alive and well in Mayo as it is in Dublin and anywhere else Clare goes in her native Irelnd. It won't mean anything to you, but you remind me a bit of Charles Kuralt who videoed his way about the USA for CBS. His segments were called On The Road and were a much anticipated and much lauded feature of the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite from 1967 on. Those were the days when people trusted their newspeople. Look him up on Wikipedia. Hi to Millie.