Saturday was busy with Rose, Sean and Brigid getting ready to leave for Dublin and home. Mary & I went to Carrigart again to try and visit with distant cousin Vera McBride. We had trouble finding her house even though everyone in town seemed to know her and have an opinion of where she lived. When we finally did find her house, she wasn’t home. We stopped for lunch in town and tried again but she was out for the day. Mary left a note and some cookies at the door.
We then went cemetary hunting near the church outside of town, but initially didn’t have any luck finding the grave of Mary’s Dad’s first wife (Ellen) who died in childbirth when she was 36. We then called Mary’s cousin Jeannie McBride on the cell phone to West Chester and she told us what she remembered from her last visit. When we went back in for a second try there it was; Jeannie to the rescue!!
On Sunday it was saying goodbye to Ann who was such a wonderful host for the week. Her whole family including 3 grand babies were arriving from the states so she’ll have a busy week again. We headed out toward Donegal town via Letterkenny stopping for Sunday papers and a great Lamb Stew lunch at a hotel in Ardara. From here it was a drive to the fishing village of Killybegs and then on to St John’s Point before finding our hotel in Donegal.
Mary used the evening for goodbye phone calls and a nap; since the hotel has internet service, I made a couple of blog posts to catch up to the present day. Later it’ll be a short walk to the town center for a local adult beverage and something to eat before bed.
Thanks for remembering to send pictures. Looks like you were having a great time.
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