So, we headed off in a rental car to Castletownbere, Joe driving, me navigating and Chris and Milly playing relaxed drivees. While I am usually perfectly apt at map reading, turns out Ireland is smaller than I thought and we overshot two of our turn offs – I thought we had much farther to go than we did :) But that was no bother! For the roads of Ireland are green and pleasant, if somewhat meandering. Stopped at a lovely tea and gift shop along the way for a drink and then carried on along the right road.
Upon arriving in the wee coastal town we checked into our B&B and went looking for relatives. Aunty Ellen (that's Joe's aunt) and Marie Clare and Lyall were somewhere in town, and since town was rather small, we just wandered down the street. Popped into a wee pub for some Murphys (the local beverage of choice, and not Guiness to my surprise ) and after some texting and bad reception, they all ended up at the pub with us, along with Sean, the first slightly distant true Irish relative. We really had to concentrate to understand him, crazy accent!
That evening we all went out to dinner at a place I believe was called the Bakery – a misnomer as they did not sell baked goods. It was just a restaurant that I think had at one stage been a bakery. Most of us had delicious fresh seafood for dinner, presented in a manner of musical dishes (the seafood medley and the seafood symphony – was hoping for a seafood rock anthem or perhaps a seafood ballad)
Next day woke up to traditional Irish breakfast (eggs bacon sausages toast tomatoes and black and white puddings, pretty damn good) and then Joe and Chris and Milly and I went for a drive around the area. Popped out to Dunboy Castle (see previous posts for info about that fella), Ballaghboy and then to Eyeries where we picked up a neat shopping bag labelled 'O'Sullivans' from a store called, that's right, O'Sullivans :)
More to coooommmeeee.....
Thursday, November 20, 2008
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