tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post6681288392762282975..comments2024-02-20T14:24:13.576-05:00Comments on The Molly Bawn Chronicles: Ireland, Day Onemollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-45109322497963874732012-08-21T17:51:12.796-04:002012-08-21T17:51:12.796-04:00No, you can never go home when you've been awa...No, you can never go home when you've been away for a while. The home you left no longer exists. Only the landscape does, if you're lucky.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-22041930241182884702012-08-19T18:31:33.855-04:002012-08-19T18:31:33.855-04:00Goodness, the Prince died! I don't know what t...Goodness, the Prince died! I don't know what to say except... well, how sad that he died alone, I suppose. Except that we're all kind of alone when we die. Your FIL and my mum - pity they never met. Maybe they reached the P Gates at much the same time; they could have swapped war stories. <br /><br />It rather reminds me of what Spike Milligan had engraved on his tombstone: "I told you I was ill."<br /><br />(I have to say that I sympathise with him about the tv. My mum had an all-day tv watcher in the first ward she was in and it drove us potty.)Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-62282093269708800522012-08-18T15:59:22.606-04:002012-08-18T15:59:22.606-04:00And what wonderful photos they are , too . Ireland...And what wonderful photos they are , too . Ireland really is very beautiful , isn't it !SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-15335595164403259272012-08-18T07:32:30.750-04:002012-08-18T07:32:30.750-04:00Tsk,tsk anna! You could combine the two, though I ...Tsk,tsk anna! You could combine the two, though I didn't do that myself--much as I'd love to visit Bonnie Scotland. I did get to England though, and [whisper, whisper] fell in love with it---at least the southwest part. <br /><br />Persi---Fancy that! Killaloe is a beautiful spot. Right on the river Shannon. We used to go there on Sunday drives when we were growing up and The Blister and GB had a little house there when they were first married. Don't let the grass grow----go soon!mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-33385239733435063432012-08-18T00:20:30.613-04:002012-08-18T00:20:30.613-04:00It looks so beautiful. Having Irish forebears myse...It looks so beautiful. Having Irish forebears myself, from around Killaloe, I'd like to visit one day, and I am slowly reading more about Irish history. Cromwell seemed a charmless man!<br />More, please.persiflagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05161607100227748374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-51320176017693234182012-08-17T23:48:14.900-04:002012-08-17T23:48:14.900-04:00Oh Molly! Your photos are beautiful. I hope to g...Oh Molly! Your photos are beautiful. I hope to go to Ireland someday -- I keep going to Scotland LOL. How wonderful that you had a day to yourself where you could just sit and think. Sounds perfect to me!Thimbleannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650582809426872051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-54729314850624389022012-08-17T23:36:43.046-04:002012-08-17T23:36:43.046-04:00Jen---go while you're still young enough to wa...Jen---go while you're still young enough to walk miles and miles! Shank's mare is the best way to see Ireland. Never mind the bus tours that promise you "Ireland in three days or less!" You'd barely scratch the surface of one county [and there are thirty two] in that much time!<br /><br />Patty---Yes, there will be more. After the first few thousand I had to start deleting duds, and, eventually, buy another memory card!<br /><br />RR---I loved them too! They're made of fabric,I don't know by whom. The Blister is off, being very silent, on a Buddhist retreat, but when she gets back I'll find out more!<br /><br />Ali---there are other parts of Ireland that have very fertile soil, but not in the west! Google Earth gives a fantastic view of the Burren around the town and shoreline in the Ballyvaughan area....mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-20024787349972957092012-08-17T19:12:43.586-04:002012-08-17T19:12:43.586-04:00We too felt very at home in Ireland. The green is ...We too felt very at home in Ireland. The green is our exact tone of green...but I suspect we have more depth of fertile soil to grow crops in. We also felt very at home in Southern England.<br /> The hanging fish have bells hanging on their tails...is it a wind charm?<br /> That 3rd or 4th photo of the narrow country lane is so so typical of many we drove along. The one we loved the best led into a little village called Quin. It looked so picture postcard perfect.<br /> Did you notice all the half finished new houses? - that is sad.<br /> I'd happily go back to visit Ireland again and see the parts I missed.Ali Honeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12671890094425941272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-68666117982143737572012-08-17T17:29:15.972-04:002012-08-17T17:29:15.972-04:00Please tell me about all those wonderful fish on t...Please tell me about all those wonderful fish on the kitchen ceiling.Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-89017508628278768762012-08-17T16:44:04.055-04:002012-08-17T16:44:04.055-04:00thank you, thank you for the views! I've not l...thank you, thank you for the views! I've not lived in Ireland (at least not yet) but felt I was HOME when I visited and I do get homesick when I see my travel photos. Please continue stories and allpattyhttp://patty-pattyspostings.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31711654.post-41165203434260072822012-08-17T15:22:00.751-04:002012-08-17T15:22:00.751-04:00Breathtaking views, Molly. Simply beautiful! On my...Breathtaking views, Molly. Simply beautiful! On my list of places to see! :)jkhensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09361228335101924370noreply@blogger.com