Sunday, May 15, 2011

Westward ho.... then back northeast

My journey west continues.  Arrived at Cashel and found a b&b.  Went downtown for a bite to eat and visited "the Rock" which will be visited by the Queen of England later this week.  An entire side of the structure is covered with scaffolding - kind of ugly.  Hope the media get photos without the scaffolds  Back to the b&b for a much needed nap.  Then got a good night's sleep and on the road by 8:30 after breakfast.  This b&b was not nearly as nice as some of the others - enough said.
Continued on to Tipperary then Limerick (actually bypassed it on the highway) headed toward Galway.  After Galway, I headed northeast and on to Cavan.  Passed through Roscommon, Longford, etc. B7B's are fewer and area in County Cavan much less populated.  Found The Arches b&b in Arva (or Arvagh).  I'm in heaven!    Beautiful working farm and farmhouse - spectacular view in every direction.   Many activities on the property - fishing, tennis, miniature golf, and others.  The nicest B&B of my trip.  I highly recommend The Arches.  www.archesfarmhouse.com/  In the a.m. will head to Kilnaleck in an attempt to find the actual parish of my maternal great-grandparents and maybe get lucky and look at the birth and marriage registers.   I overdid the driving today and will "plant" myself here for a couple of days. 

More later.......

2 comments:

  1. Carolyn,
    Are you finding the B&Bs as you go, or do you make arrangements before you arrive? You seem to be having pretty good luck with them so far. Sounds like you are also getting very comfy driving the car even if on the other side of the street! =)

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  2. Diana - been popping in and having good luck; only one "full;" wouldn't recommend not calling ahead in e.g. July.

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