Saturday, July 25, 1998
Dunmore East to Bantry via Waterford.
Ashgrove – Crepes for bfst
9:05 – Ocean Harbor – Lobster 2 day catch – Lighthouse working and pleasure boats – Thatched roofs. 2 bananas & 1 pear £1.10 9:40 walk to beach – new construction can’t be told from old – video of kids swimming.
10:38 Passage E
10:50 Busy Bee Laundry etc. Waterford – “come back at 1:00” . £10
11:00 On Cork Rd – Waterford Crystal plant tour £5.50 each. £4.50 for pix
N25 good road to Cork – passing lanes. view of MTs at right, forest plantings, headed fields.
2:50 – Ardmore (home of Brass Band) – road at sea level along Yougal Bay – crossing estuary of Black Water River.
2:66 Yougal – lovely town – flower beds blooming hanging baskets
3:30 To Cobh (Queenstown) Cork’s harbor – steep cliffs – stone wall protecting rd from sea.
3:37 Cobb – walking – Tea at “The River” – Carathlia – Italian sandwich.
5:00 Pearse Square – pix – .St. Coleman Cathedral
5:25 Hunting “old cemetery” where Capt. Smith (Titanic) buried. Grown over – didn’t find -but graves from 55 Lusitania.
6:20 Ferry to Cork £2.50 – our only sea voyage in Ireland (~5 min).
7:45 R584 to 47R Bantry “Bfl Lee Valley”.
8:10 Ballinagary – signs in Gaelaecht.
8:45 Bantry High Field -separate rooms – 2 nights. The Sweeney’s. David & Karen at at Bantry Hotel – I had snack in room & elec Blanket! Gas 36.73l -£22.
Bed at 10:30.