Saturday, 24th January: Galway - Cootehill
Fresh out of our B&B in Galway, with another chat-up incident I won't divulge in, we warmed up the cameras with a castle site and frosted-over playground in town. Today the rent-a-car and its aussies were heading north-east back over the midlands.
A few pics along a quay of the river through Galway: I was paying careful attention not to fall in and icicle-ize!
Late morning we reached county Offaly and its monastery of Clonmacnoise. Across the road from the visitors' centre Clonmacnoise Castle sat teetering on the edge of its hill, and I really wished the property wasn't prohibited. :( Or maybe I should've gone for it anyway..
Mm, gallivanting through a wonky castle
Clonmacnoise, historic monastery of St Cieran (actually pronounced Ki-rOn), was being infiltrated with young schoolgirls on a school excursion today, so it was a very busy place, though I'm not sure all of them wanted to be there. Nevertheless, Grandma decided to make the most of the herded tour and join on the end of the school group to hear all about St Cieran.
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