Galway Visit

Our trip started out with an unexpected tour of New York! Because of bad weather our plane was delayed and Mike had to fly off without us. Our friend's daughter picked us up in NY and let us crash at her place! The next day she and her boyfriend gave us a great tour and we took the subway to the airport. Our flight went very smoothly and we arrived well rested.

We found Mike and drove from Dublin to Galway via Clonmacnoise Abbey which is a beautiful spot on the Shannon. We arrrived at the Dolan's house without a hitch. It is now called "Castlefield House" because of the field on the property that has the ruins of a castle. The field next to the house is filled with sheep so were greeted with much baaing! It was our most rainy day so far but we were cheered up with a rainbow that evening.

We had a good time with our cousins who have very busy lives and flat screen T.V.'s! The three Mannion kids, Niamh, Eimear, and John are all teachers and all speak proficient Irish. In fact John teaches at an Irish speaking school.

We went into the Skehana village and bought a few supplies at the Diamond's store. The Diamond's have had a store in the village for many years and now they have a new up to date place. One afternoon we thoroughly enjoyed a visit with the neighbor Sonny Killarney and a walk to the bog--lots of good memories of our mother as she loved the bog. (Today is the 10th anniversary of mom's death. We celebrated by having a mass said in Dingle this morning.)

Day in Dingle

We had a great day in Ballyferriter yesterday. The weather was superb! Dan golfed and Mike and I walked a little of the Dingle Way. It was brilliant. Then we had the family over for tea and a little "sup".

Cheers, Anne

Happy Mother's Day

I'm having an awesome Mother's Day. Lilly spent the night with us last night which was a real treat. She enjoyed a big walk with us along the river. We saw lots of really big turtles sunning themselves. Then she had a big swing at the park. The highlight for Lilly was sleeping in our "big girl bed".

Today Liz, Pete and Meg showed up with with a wonderful brunch which we enjoyed on the back porch. Then Liz, Dan and I went for a long walk and now we stretched out relaxing.