Ireland

By Dianne

Lots of cuppas – picnic heaven!

We went for a drive the other day – coronavirus restrictions have been eased. Yeah! Packed a picnic lunch, filled the thermos, and drove to Inverloch – a seaside town about an hour from here. Lots of cars on the road and lots of people on the beach – all behaving themselves with “social distancing”….

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By Dianne

County Donegal

This post is part of a series called Snap Shots Well we’re back from our little trip to County Donegal – the northernmost county in Ireland. Lots of driving, lots of beautiful scenery. Such variety – rolling green countryside, wide open loughs, narrow waterways, tidal mud flats, cliff tops and headlands, desolate mountain roads, wild…

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By Dianne

Enniscorthy – a quick visit

This post is part of a series called Snap Shots Having a car makes so much difference – even though we’re “homebodies” in so many ways we do like the odd adventure! One of the areas we hadn’t visited was South East Ireland – so we decided to check it out. Some of Reg’s ancestors…

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By Dianne

Final fling in Ireland

This post is part of a series called County Mayo We have arrived safely back in France – via Barcelona. But before we get to our time in Spain – which was amazing – I still have another Irish adventure to tell you about! Our last day out in Ireland was a stunner! We headed south-west – just crossing into County…

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By Dianne

More of Mayo

This post is part of a series called County Mayo We have done some other activities – not just sitting in the car looking at the views! There is a woollen mill in the nearby town of Foxford. Started in 1892 by an Irish Sister of Charity it has endured both good and hard times….

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