Sunday
An Irish day at last – mostly cloudy with on and off showers. The Féile Na Bealtaine festival continues today (and tomorrow, a bank holiday). We attended a concert at St James Church (Church of Ireland) featuring Dingle-born Pauline Scanlon. Very good! Nice voice You can hear samples of her here. After the concert we had a brew at Neligan’s Pub including good conversational craic with a young couple from North Carolina, the young bartender from nearby Ballyferriter, and a local retired farmer (who I had met on previous visits to Dingle).
After a nap at home we headed out to dinner at Ashe’s Bar and Restaurant, our second visit this trip. Owned by a family related to Gregory Peck, it is one our favorite spots. We arrived ½ hour early (my bad!), so we enjoyed cassis and prosecco cocktails at the bar. Dinner was grand.
Appetizers:
Elaine: Prawn and Crab Dumplings
Joe: Six Glenbeigh Oysters
Mains:
Elaine: Scallops
Joe: Fish Special Duo (John Dory and Halibut)
Dessert:
Shared Chocolate Brownie with Whipped Cream and Vanilla Ice Cream
Wine:
Beaujolais Fleurie (France)
We stopped in briefly after dinner at the Dingle Pub, but we didn’t stay long. The town and the pubs were very busy with young people bussing in from Tralee and Killarney for pubbing in Dingle on the bank holiday weekend. Not our kind of crowd.
Ashes and the Dingle Pub, bringing back memories, thank you for the wonderful post!
Thanks for viewing. Every day here is a joy, even in the rain.
Sounds and looks like a perfect day! Food, Music, and conversation! Thanks for posting.
Ditto on what Mark said.
The food, as always, looks delicious.
Pauline Scanlon has a beautiful voice.
Craic at Neligan’s Pub sounded interesting.
Love Elaine’s pic with wine and food is unbelievable – no wonder you decided to diet before going!! Wish we were there – such a special place!
Interesting pink octopus on the building! As usual the food looks amazing. Great pic Elaine. Agree with Sue, Pauline’s voice is beautiful.