Hi folks! We found a sort of session in Doolin (a singer/flautist, a Harper and a concertina player). They invited us to join in, but once again we didn't know many of the tunes.
In the morning we had a chance to chst with James Cullinan, the chef at our B&B and a well-respected local fiddler. The the food was amazing, and James was a very pleasant fellow - encouraging of our musical endeavours and very modest besides.
The next day we went to Killinaboy to see a church with a high-relief sheela-na-gig over the door, then visited the Kerry Couny Museum which gave history of the area back to stone-age times. There was an interesting exhibit of photos going back to the 50s and 60s. It was quite sobering to learn that well into the 1960s children in the area didn't go to high school, and that most rural homes didn't have indoor toilets or running water. We then drove around the Dingle Peninsulla, which had perhaps the most stunning scenery we've seen so far (esecially the Slea Head Drive). Our B&B had a fabulous view over the water in Ballydavid. We checked out a local pub where a French family (three generations!) were playing far too fast and without feeling, so we left:
The next day we drove most of the Ring of Beara. The scenery was lovely, but some of the roads were pretty scary! The B&B had a five-star rating, but was priced about the same as others because of the recession and an oversupply of accommodation.
Today we visited the Rock of Cashel, a grand religious complex with ties to St Patrick. We unexpectedly spent a good part of the day in the hospital in Kilkenny - it seems likely that my eye is Infected again. I've got some eyedrops, but they want me to see a specialist in Waterford tomorrow.
Tonight we're staying in a beautiful 200-year-old farmhouse.
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| coast along the Slea Head Drive |
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