Episode 6 We passed through the town of Tipperary fairly early on a Saturday morning. There didn't appear to be a soul about. Neither of L’s guide books even mentioned the town so we didn’t stop to see any sights. Like most of the towns and cities we have visited there appears to be a great many empty shops and closed businesses. We have heard that things are beginning to pick up but it seems as if they have still a long way to go. Around the Lough ...

Episode 5 A brilliant sunny day and here was me thinking the Irish were a pretty hardy bunch, but I seem to have misjudged them, they just can't hack it when the sun comes out. All day the sun shone and it was pleasantly warm and we merely encountered 4 cyclists, 2 joggers, and 4 walkers, only one of them with a dog and 75% were oldies who are certainly a more hardy bunch than these youngsters. We called at the beach at Ballyheige, admittedly it was in the ear...

Episode 4 Still wet and windy, and the wind seems to be getting colder. It is very spongy and wet underfoot so that any walks really require fur lined Wellies which we don't have. The boots my humans have just are not water proof enough and L says there is nothing worse than trying to hike with cold, wet feet sloshing along in boots. So although we did see some small walks to stone tombs and circles we didn’t take a close look at them. It’s not that ...