We hired an electric VW in Dublin and drove to Kilcoona in Galway to visit Daniel, his partner Maria and their little girl Poppy, a toddler, who was extremely charming and cute. We visited Maria’s parents who live just down the lane and had an extremely cultural time talking about bog for heating and how Guinness doesn’t travel, that sort of thing. It was great and it was lovely to see Daniel again and meet his partner and child. The next day we headed off to Donegal and Killybegs to meet my cousin Sharon, two of her boys, her partner and some of his family, we ended up 11 of us out for dinner at an Indian. It was great to catch up with Sharon and her sons in Ireland.
Me in front of Donegal castle, home of the O’DonnellsRed Hugh O’Donnell who burnt the castle down rather than let the English capture it.The castle has seen better days, I was hoping Pauline would not be too disappointed with the family heritage. We stayed in Killybegs, this is the view from our hotel room. Quite a serious fishing town in its day.Today we drove back to Dublin via a bit of Northern Ireland. Here we are charging up the VW in Enniskillen. It was a nice car to drive, good range, I particularly liked the cruise control which would slow you down when the speed limit changed and then speed you up again afterwards. Impressive! It’s always good to get the car back in one piece though and now we are back on foot, much easier!A well-earned Guinness And a tonic for Pauline
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