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A Day of Information and Reflection
Belfast What a day. We began our day at Kate's B&B sharing breakfast with an American couple. They were headed for Bushmill’s distillery to do the tour. They had no idea that the Giant’s Causeway even existed. They thought they could drive the coastal route to Bushmills, and then south again to Shannon Airport to arrive for an evening meeting. I suggested that they should see the Giant’s Causeway – and wished them luck.
We headed ...
A Wonderful Weekend in the Lakelands
... restaurant I've ever come across in Ireland. We ordered moussaki and vegetarian souvlaki with pita and tdziki dip and it was all sensational.
After the fair feed we made our way down to the Buttercrane Market, which I had heard was full of local arts and crafts. It was slightly less rustic than I was hoping for but the different shops were very quaint and indeed had space for local artisans to practice and sell their craft. We weren't shopping for little trinkets so ...
Day 10 - Derry to Omagh
... the wall into Bogside ‘Free Derry’ area and looked at some of the murals and visited the Free Derry Museum. The museum was eerie, listening to the soundtrack of the screams, shouting, gunfire, explosions and mothers crying from Bloody Sunday.
(Two days after we left Derry, they located two bombs near the council building including one in an area we’d walked right past days before.)
We'd decided to head to Connemara area of Ireland ...
Report back Day 19 Sligo to Cavan
... of huge rocks for miles just to bury someone. Great commitment. We then went to the most beautiful church I have ever seen. This was the Tobernault Holy well. We were advised during Henry VIII reign all of the catholic priests were hunted down and the churches we taken. As a result the priests were driven underground. If located performing Mass the priests were taken tortured and killed. So Mass was held in the woods at places called Holy wells. There was ...
Returning To Our Roots
... moving experience for him. The Reverend gave us a touching blessing at Derrylane for which I am eternally grateful. It was a deeply moving experience.
After Derrylane we drove to what was Dunaweel. Now it is a farm, but John had spoken two the two brothers who owned it. The old farmhouse built in the 1800s was still standing and now used for a storage shed. It ...
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