Granny's Favs!

On an enjoyable Sunday afternoon day trip we came across this little local pub, nestled into the side of a steep mountain. We stopped to stretch and I just had to take a picture. It turns out that this became one of my favorite memories of our trip! See the video at the bottom to help you understand why :o)

Kylemore Abbey was originally a summer home. Can you imagine?
We were visiting the stone bridge that was used in a few scenes of the classic John Wayne movie, "The Quiet Man". I turned around and was blown away by what I saw - Kylemore Abby. It was literally breath-taking!


One of my favorite surprises of our trip was this impromptu Ceili session! We had stopped to stretch (and use facilities!) and stayed for tea. There were many patrons inside sharing, laughing and singing. Along comes a gent with a guitar and a banjo. He and one of the patrons, who had a 'squeeze-box' started playing. Well...no one can sit still with this kind of music, let along a couple of active pre-schoolers! The locals seemed to enjoy them also, we caught them looking out the window and smiling. We were also able to go inside for one tune, and to watch the locals watching the girls was priceless! I had a ball in that short 20 minutes or so we were there, just soaking it all in!