Eleven days. Kilkenny City, Tramore (don't bother), Kinsale Harbour Garrettstown, Boltimore along the West Cork Coast Road

The trad session at the Sleive Bloom Pub Kinnitty Co. Offaly was not to be missed. Wednesday night and not a tourist to be seen (except us). Kieren the publican allowed us to camp outside the pub. Went to a great pub in Birr for dinner. The next day we took up an midweek deal at Kinnitty Castle. Great restaurant. We had the run of the place. The room was decorated in the style of.a catle. Standing stones behind the castle and deer running through the horses aroun...

A farm zoo and a yurt? Nice place for a combined party. Booked weeks ago and was a grand success. If only Camilla was there. Camilla was looking after her mother in Brisbane; nothing more to say.

Back to County Clare, the county that succeeded the district of Thomond (which was part of Connacht), and when first created it was sometimes called County Thomond. Its nickname is the Banner County, which may refer to a former local tradition of carrying banners at political meetings and public occasions. And where the Guerins and Davis' (my fathers' mother) came from. DCM: Dylan Christie Macayle Guerin senior birth cert C's side D drawing at Woods...