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1 week agoThis Over 165-year-old Matchmaking Festival in a Small European Town Brings Together Singles Burnt Out by Modern, High-tech Dating
The quiet town of Lisdoonvarna (population: 1,000), nestled along the rugged coastline of the Wild Atlantic Way in western Ireland, comes alive every September, bursting with upwards of 60,000 visitors all looking for the same thing: love. The Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival, which runs for the whole month, brings singles not only from Ireland, but also countries far and wide, including Germany, the U.S. and Russia.
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