Dun Ulun House Donegal

... the now fog-shrouded island. Neily got into his VW Beetle, and we followed him out. He had told us that Arranmore is twinned with Beaver Island, Michigan and Arranmore’s lake has a little concrete beaver island of its own. Neily took us there and out to the lighthouse. Each time we stopped, he’d get in our car and tell us what we were seeing. Finally, he said it was time to go back for tea--the poor man was getting soaked each time he got out of his ...

... was in the pubs or home in front of the TV. All week we saw pennants flying and flags waving as we drove through the various towns and counties. Each county has their colors, their flag, and their pride. This is a very big deal, and many towns had signs wishing their boys luck with the county team. It came down to Cork and Kerry in the final, and Kerry was heavily favored. It was reported on the news that some women from Cork crossed the border into ...

Our first road trip this summer took us to the outskirts of Fermanagh to a little village called Kesh. We met up with my dear old friend Philip who took us to the pier to see the lough close up. Then it was onto the view point to see out across the lough and after that we went to a little forest park with some castle ruins. A very picturesque day indeed.

... motorhome down at the dock and he said staying there was one of his favourite spots, so we did too. There were about seven motorhomes around us – quite a little community.
Behind us was the cemetery and a ruined abbey overlooking the bay – very picturesque with the cloudy sunset sky. Donegal is a beautiful little tourist town, at its best at this time of year. It would be nice to spend a bit more time here. Next time?

... castle" is really a manor house built to look like a castle but an interesting tour. The guide was interested in the fact that we were from Texas as some former owners of the place were also from West Texas. The gardens were just lovely and we could have spent more time there but the day was getting old.

Dinner in Donegal Town at the Harbor, and then back to our lovely home away from home on the shores of Lough Eske.

... owned business with some beautiful wares. They don't do tours but the gent working in the front showed us how he makes the different flowers and then his wife, who incidentally does all the painting (wonder if she had to audition her painting skills to be allowed to marry into the family?) helped us with some purchases.

In Sligo we stopped for lunch at Davis ...

... the most northerly tip of Ireland and cross the UK border a few times. We even stopped in and had a VERY mature photo shoot in "Muff" (come on...it's funny!! We actually tried to get a photo in "Pluck" first...but the town was so small we blinked and missed it!! Haha). Typical travel agent fashion saw us in Letterkenny only a couple of hours prior to our flight...which is a good couple of hours ...

... with my trusty navigator, I have finally mastered the art of using a manual with my left arm and staying on the left hand side of the road. To tell the truth though, staying on the left is the easy part, it's shifting with my left that's the real problem. Well, we are now headed back into town to get some medication for Jessica and to put this on the Internet. She has the beginnings of a cold that I hope does not get ...

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< br>Another grey and drizzly morning was upon us as we made our way to Donegal. After a tour of Donegal Castle in the middle of the town there, which was more like a fortified house than the grandeur the word ‘castle’ normally presents to my mind, we spent ...

Co Donegal

Killibeg to Donegal
Gotta love this city!

This loop, from Ballintoy to Malin Head and down to Killibeg then Donegal was a tough ~ 175 miles ~

Peace agreement was not observed between political parties, therefore, curfew is mandatory and we have to stay in house. That sucks!