We first visited the Ards Forest Park, in County Donegal, in the summer of 1985 during a trip around the northwestern corner of the island. We had fond memories of that first visit and the mental images of its rocky beaches had remained etched in our minds ever since. We did not have actual pictures of the scenery there but remembered the sea cliffs of round and jagged boulders and, more importantly, how we felt there. For years, we yearned to revisit “the rocks” as the place came to be known affectionately in our house.
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