Episode 8 More ancient tombs! The Megalithic tombs at Carrowkeel are thousands of years old. Sadly someone had felt the need to remove the information signs from the area but the local sheep still made good use of the steel posts to rub themselves against so all is not lost. After another night of heavy rain storms it was a very wet climb up to these tombs that are right on top of the highest hill around. All the entrances are orientated, according to L, to fac...

Episode 7 We travelled around through Connemara. This is an area with a great many lakes there is nearly always one or more are in view. Lots of bogs all around and sometimes we see a heap of cut peat drying or ready for use. It is easy to see where the peat has been cut in many of the bogs. The midges seem to have emerged too, one evening we got invaded by them, little tiny beggars they are with furious appetites. On the edge of a bog we saw a few lumps of con...

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 ...