Harbour Mill Westport

... brought back on the first train. Then in 1937, ten young men died in a fire in the village of Kirkintilloch. Their remains were transported back on the last train to Achill. (Information from the Achill guide) We had a few sober moments reading the names on their stones.

We did go to Lavelle’s bar and opted for soup and sandwiches there rather than drive farther for dinner. The barmaid’s brother and sister live near Cleveland, and one of the regulars has ...

... at some point and make it all the way to the peak.

When we got down we stopped at the Irish Famine Memorial which was really interesting. It is a large metal ship, but its covered with skeletons in memory of all the people who died on "the coffin ships" when they were emigrating out of Ireland. It was a pretty moving sight and I am glad that we stopped there....

Alot of these pictures have the same title, but they are different

... and given 7,000 acres. Still a lot, but not nearly as much or as good of land as they had. The Inside was furnished as it would have been in the 1900's (we werent allowed to take pictures inside) and got to see how the landlord would conduct business with his tenants...by hiding behind a secret bookcase and having an agent do everything! The grounds were absolutely beautiful too. There is a large lake ...

... in Baile tobair Bhrighde, Roscommon, instead of Baile tobair Phadraig, Mayo. A town that is miles and miles away! Soooo the king promised to build a much grander one for the Abbey and thats how it came to be... pretty neat huh?

This Abbey is also very important because it is the Abbey that never gave in. Since it was built in 1216 it has held mass every single day! Even through invasion and coersion, burnings and death threats ...

... pudding this morning..Sister Leigh said it tasted like dog, I thought it tasted like a biscuit that had been laying next to a sausage...Sister Carolyn thought it was a cross between a snausage and a bisuit....maybe Dad wasn't so far off that dog thing...

I am having a great time...looking up even more that I have my clothes...

sister carolyn here...all good...everyone still getting along...funny people on bus the first day two ladies late and we ...

... 70 and so sweet. She started to pull the first pint and Jim stopped her to ask if she took credit cards or US dollars. She said "oh no dear, we do not." When we said we had not changed money yet she said, "Just have one now and bring the money back later." Now, who in the US would say that? We of course did not take her up on the offer. We got directions to a market, purchased some supplies and stopped at a place that ...

My bag has been packed. And re-packed. And unpacked. And squished.
I've informed the hotel of my late arrival.
I've got (some) foreign cash.
My electrical batteries are charged.
My print outs are in a waterproof folder in a waterproof bag.


Agh!

... guida ha risposto che è vero, il pesce c'era, ma i contadini non avevano diritto a pescarlo, i signorotti erano padroni della costa ed il pesce pescato apparteneva a loro. Signorotti....
Usciamo dall'umidità del bog, e saliamo nel percorso che dovrebbe portarci in cima. Ci fermiamo prima perchè il tempo non promette granchè, ma la vista è comunque imperdibile. Vento fortissimo.
Torniamo a valle, picnic al parco giochi, caffè e in ...

... On the bus there I met a Deaf man. We chatted through gestures and writing but I think he thought I was a better signer than I am. The mountain was great, many people, all ages and levels. I raced up it only to see fog at the top!!! I didn't do the 7 hail mary's... I hitched back alone cuz I didn't want to ...

... found. I decided to sit on the couch and relax in the living room. Immediately a sleepy calm settled over me and I dozed off. I was awoken by two German women entering the room talking to each other. They sat down on the chairs in front of me and introduced themselves. We talked briefly and I dozed again. I finally came to again feeling hungry. I however had no room still so I decided to read a bit. Eventually hours later a woman came in looking for me. She had long hair and ...