Ireland

Niall de Burca, a seanchai (aka an Irish storyteller), tells Samantha Brown stories about Ireland.

A beautiful panoramic view of Inis Mor, the largest of Ireland's Aran Islands.

Diarmuid Kelly and Samantha Brown harvest oysters in Galway Bay.

David Atkinson of Dromoland School of Falconry gives Sam Brown a few pointers.

Samantha Brown meets local "set dancers" at Joe Watty's Pub on Inis Mor.

Sam spends time chatting with the "King of the Claddagh," Michael Lynskey.

Samantha Brown looks over the edge of a cliff at Dun Aengus on Inis Mor.

Sam poses in a traditional Irish step-dancing costume with members of the Sharkey School of Dancing in Ennis, Ireland.

Samantha Brown sails on the Galway hooker with Michael Lynskey, the "King of the Claddagh."