Later Travels in Ireland

Ireland remained a big part of our world. Each summer we would take Anna with us by car, visit those we loved and spend many weeks relaxing on her relatively chilly beaches. In that way, Ireland became an important part of Anna's folklore' too.

Each summer we would load up our Morris Minor or whatever car we had at that time. The back-seat would be laid out with sleeping bags and pillows for Anna (this was before the day of iPods and game stations) and she would have a host of books to hand to read (once she could).

The journey was part of the fun and we would stop a number of times en route. One popular stop for a number of years was with friends of Mike's in Llangollen.

The boat itself was also an adventure, of course. Sometimes it was a ferry and, in later years, sometimes a hovercraft.

And there was always the first long-awaited sight of Dun Laoghaire itself.

And history to share with the new generation.

And friends and family to meet.

And some traditional pastimes to pass on.

And new places (here, Clare Island off Cork) for Mike and me to visit, too.