Hello
Friends!
Surprise,
surprise!! Terry and I took a spontaneous trip
to Ireland for St. Patrick's Day. We spent
the week in Mohill, Co. Leitrim...our home away
from home. We saw most of our friends and had
a grand time.
John
Reynolds put us up in a 200 year-old thatched
cottage on the outskirts of Mohill which was
owned by his friend, Bernie Reynolds (no relation).
It
was called Cloonboney Cottage and was located
down a country lane in Cloonboney, Bornacoola,
Co. Leitrim,
about half way between Mohill and Dromod. It
was a lovely place and I will be writing a
story about
it, with photos, in the near future. We couldn't
have planned a more perfect place to stay on
St. Patrick's Day in Ireland ... thanks to
John and
Bernie.
We
brought some plaques with us to give to O'Carolan's
Pub, O'Brien's Tavern and Casey's
Bar. The plaques
were announcing that those establishments
were featured on LittleShamrocks.com. They were
all thrilled to receive them and will display
them
proudly in their bars.
We
went on another graveyard search but still with
no luck of finding Terry's ancestors'
burial site.
Gerry Bohan was a huge help. We spent five
days and evenings with him and got to know
him quite
well. He guided us around to the old cemeteries
but the weather kept us from completing
our search. It was cold and windy, with rain
and hail taking
turns coming down on us. So, we have to
finish our search in Fenagh next time.
It
looked like the bad weather was going to hold
off for the St. Patrick's Day Parade
but
it started
hailing as soon as the parade began.
It felt like we were being stung by thousands
of
bees. The participants
were real troopers and stuck with it
until
the end. Ireland is famous for inclement
weather so
we didn't mind it that much. That evening
we went to O'Carolan's Pub for the celebration
and met
up with several of our friends. We stayed
there
until 11:00 PM then went to Casey's Bar
for traditional Irish music.
Please
watch for the next batch of stories from St.
Patrick's Day in Ireland. Until
then...Slainte!
Tyna
