We stayed in the "cruisey" town of Carrick-on-Shannon, in a wonderful apartment complex right by Ireland's longest river. It proved to be a great base, with lots to see nearby; the beaches of Sligo and Mayo (love those names) were not far off; and even Northern Ireland is only a short drive away, for when we felt the need to save on foreign exchange charges.
In the end, the girls didn't want to leave, but in Ireland there's so much to see, and (in our case) so little time to see it. But for now anyway, please enjoy these pics...
Here's the girls hamming it up in front of the Carrick Bridge, which has historically been a strategic crossing point of the River Shannon - it still is.
The kids were fascinated by this beautiful statue in the town park by the banks of the Shannon. We explained to them that the message was "respect your elders", but somehow they didn't seem to understand.
This is the historic Parkes Castle, which lies on the shores of Lough Gill.
One of Leitrim's loveliest nature spots is Glencar (which translates to "valley of the car") and the famous Glencar Falls.
Our hostess welcomed us to Glencar Falls... a short walk up the path.
It did in fact rain as we walked up to the Falls. Luckily, Lucy was fully prepared.
There's the Falls at the back there.
This is Monea Castle in Northern Ireland. It's a very cool place, just sitting there on its own in the countryside amongst the cows.
For the record, Monea Castle has no toilet.
Lucy's gonna kill me for mentioning that.
This is the very pretty town of Westport in County Mayo. Caiti loves mayo, and, as a result, she loves County Mayo.
Seriously - ask her if she liked Ireland and the first thing she'll tell you is that there's a place called Mayo!
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