Downpatrick Head

Sunday

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Sunday dawned bright and sunny. We had a delicious breakfast at the hotel and took a few more pictures (including a panorama) of the gorgeous Moy River at the Ice House.

Before heading to Galway we had planned a trip to Céide Fields, the world’s most extensive Stone Age monument. Not happening! It’s still closed for “ongoing works”. Instead we decided on a trip to Downpatrick Head (St Patrick founded a church near here) – “the perfect place to park and stretch your legs with an invigorating coastal walk and magnificent views of the Atlantic Ocean as your companion”. Great decision in perfect weather! I’ll let the pictures show you what Downpatrick Head was like. You’ll see a picture about Eire 64. It’s explained here.

Noonish we finished up at Downpatrick Head and backtracked through Ballina toward Galway. For lunch we stopped in Foxford for a look at their famous Foxford Woolen Mills. They have a great café where we enjoyed a delightful lunch.

Then it was on to Galway where we checked into our two bedroom penthouse suite at the Jameson Court Apartments overlooking Galway Bay. Here’s a panorama and some pictures from our balcony.

It was still nice out, but were tired. We enjoyed a beer sitting outside at a pub along the promenade at Salthill, the beach area of Galway City where we are staying. Then we bought some crackers and cheese at a Centra Market for our dinner. After a big breakfast and lunch we didn’t need a big sit-down dinner. All-in-all, a very enjoyable day.