I never really wrote about my last trip to Ireland, although it was wonderful. I managed to arrive on the hottest day of the year, and spent my first evening surrounded by family in the back garden drinking wine and catching up on all the news. It didn’t get properly dark until almost midnight, being … Continue reading history of Ireland
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the road home
Back through Anascaul along the coast of Dingle Bay this time, we could not help but stop at the spectacular Inch Strand (what is the difference between a strand and a beach? The Irish would tend to use the former). Three miles long, this beach was used for the filming of “Ryan’s Daughter” years ago. … Continue reading the road home
dingle peninsula
We meandered along, down to Ventry Harbour where a small caravan park seemed an idyllic place for summer holiday – as long as the weather was good. Out further along the coast road, every turn in the road gave us another spectacular view. Slea Head, one of the most western points in Ireland, presented a … Continue reading dingle peninsula
scuba diving in dingle bay
Next morning I had a date with the local scuba diving shop, so I was up and out by nine. Eric runs a friendly dive shop, helped by two English girls. I kitted myself out and chatted to the other divers. Padraig was a young local lad who had just qualified as a teacher, and … Continue reading scuba diving in dingle bay
Máiréad Doyle 