Brothers in Ireland
Day 7 - The Road to Ennis
Day 7 - Friday, September 14th
Spent the morning trying to
find out about our flights home. The airports in the US were shut down for
several days and, although they have reopened, only a small percentage of
flights have resumed operation. We were unable to reach the airlines, but Bert
had a friend that was a marketing official at Shannon airport. She claimed that
it was unlikely that we would be able to fly before Monday. Drove through some
beautiful and rugged country to a castle/home that is now
an abbey and school
for girls. The girls passed us on their way to the chapel for a service for the
victims of the attacks in the US. All day Friday was a national day of mourning
in Ireland. (Also visited the ruins of an abbey
and church.) All of the stores closed early and the pubs were closed all day.
Alan was to meet us near Limerick. We connected with him by phone while we were
in Cong where the movie the Quiet Man was filmed. Cong should be called Quiet
Man Village as many of the businesses there carry the name. We stumbled onto the
Auburn Lodge Hotel in Ennis where Alan had setup camp waiting for us. Alan
stayed at the hotel (with his little dog “Bear”) and we stayed at the
Glencar Guest House a short walk away. We saved enough by staying at the B&B
that we picked up Alan’s room.
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