Both Moya and Kevin have ancestral roots in Ireland. Moya at least knows where hers are!! So we have taken time to visit two towns which have particular relevance to Moya and were around the Tralee area. The first is Listowel a pretty little town in Northern Kerry. Here on 4th November 1876 Edward Walsh […]
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We awoke to rain in Galway. It was in fact quite stormy. This soon gave way to fine weather but the wind remained strong. We travelled to Tralee by way of the Burren. The Burren is a rocky and windswept region and it is amazing to think that people actually lived here and eked out […]
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After a tearful farewell to the dogs we set off to Galway in our borrowed car. On the way we had intended to stop at Ballinsloe to visit the site of some of Moya’s ancestors. We had been told that the motorway from Dublin to Galway finished abruptly before then, as the EU had not […]
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“Top of the morning to youse all!!!” Well we arrived in Dublin on Air Lingus after fretting about how much luggage we had. We kept taking clothes from one bag and putting into another only to find our 3 bags went through without a murmur. We took a taxi to Gail and Sean’s house. The […]
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Just when you thought you had heard it all from France there is yet more. On our final full day we ventured for the last time down to Aubeterre and then we went on a guided tour through Villebois Lavalette village and Chateau. Why wait until the final day we hear you say…well the tours […]
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