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.......