After a leisurely morning, we drove
along the coastline in Rosslare, just outside Wexford. This area reminds me of the East Coast with
lots of summer homes and rental homes
along the beach. I think we are going
back there tonight for dinner.
Kilmore Quay is a small working
fishing village. We had a lovely
seafood lunch at a place called The Silver Fox. My choice was prawns and crabmeat inside a
phyllo wrap that was baked. The
biggest draw of Kilmore Quay, though, are the thatched roof homes. I won’t bore you with a lot of pictures,
but here are a few….
Detail work on the roofs
A roof in progress
We continued on to Hook Head. The highlight here is the world’s oldest
working lighthouse. It’s said that
monks first lit a beacon on the head in the 5th century and that the
first Viking invaders were so happy to have a guiding light that they left them
alone. In the early 13th
century, William Marshal erected a more permanent structure, which is still
standing today under its black and white exterior.
Tomorrow we drive back to Dublin
to return the rental car and proceed back to Northern Ireland to catch the
ferry to Scotland. We’ve had a
wonderful time in Ireland. The beauty
of the countryside is incredible as are the people.
So glad you had such a lovely stay in Ireland.
ReplyDeleteI'll be sad to see the photos of Ireland end, but having never been to Scotland...I'm looking forward to that as well.
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