Aran Islands

Today started early, 7.30 to be exact, in order to catch the 9.25 bus to Doolin, the connection point to the Aran Islands. We caught the first bus out of Limerick, and had to rush to catch the last one back, and we only spent 3-4hours on the island. The Aran Islands are a little group of islands outside of Doolin, the smallest consisting of 250 people, only 25 children, and 7 school teachers. The largest of the islands is about 900-1000 people, so you get the idea of how small it is. When we got to Doolin, we had to get a little boat to the bay, then transfer boats to a bigger boat, to finally go to the island. When we got to the island, it was obvious we were in a place like no other I have ever seen, instead of the normal cab line that greets you, it was a buggy line. There was a mob of horse and buggies, with people almost begging for you to get on their buggy. We were starving so we got something to eat, and one guy was so pushy that he offered a free ride to the restaurant if we paid for a tour after, so we agreed.
I dare you to find a more rural place than this place. It was great food, and a great time, and not too pricy. There is an airport there, about the size of a baseball infield, and can only handle single engine private planes. The "towne center" consisted of three shops that supply EVERYTHING the town needs, which was different. There were more horse and buggies than cars, from what I saw. This was cool, but there is one problem, the poop. The whole island smelled like a farm/bathroom. When we asked the guide if everyone knew everyone, he said, "this is the kind of place that everyone knows what you had for breakfast." And it looked that way.
The attractions on the island were castle remains, a church, and a cemetery, and a shipwreck from the 1960's. The shipwreck was cool because the boat had washed ashore, and was still there, and the guide said that it was an English ship that got in trouble, so the natives picked them out of the water, and in return go to keep the ship's contents...whiskey. After the tour, the guide let us off to walk and explore, before we had to run to the ferry.
The ferry ride was a cool experience in itself, as it provided a sea view of the Cliffs of Moher, which was great, but would have been perfect had it not been cloudy all day.