March 15, 2005

Cill Chiaráin


Firestone - remains of a signal fire on Ardmore Hill overlooking Cill Chiaráin, looking southeast towards Garmna (Gorumna Island), Co. Galway. Photo taken Saturday March 12, 2005.


I don't know about the rest of you, but I was able to dine alfresco on Saturday morning. Granted, it was just a sausage and rasher roll, eaten on the bench outside Macdonnchadh's shop in Cill Chiaráin (Kilkieran), but it was served with a smile, it was sunny (though tendrils of bitter wind occasionally interrupted my breakfast) and I had a great view of Cill Chiaráin bay to compete for my attention with the Saturday newspaper.


The weather has been pretty good for the last couple of weeks and the temperature is set to rise into the high teens by St. Patrick's Day on Thursday (which means it will probably teem with rain by then - it's already started). Of course, you mightn't guess that from RTE's news reports - a little frost in Dublin and they assume that the whole country is freezing.


Posted by Monasette at March 15, 2005 10:50 AM
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there is no better place to live in than the west of ireland. this picture brings back fond memories of my visits to ireland: your hills might not be as impressively high as the alps, but what you see from up there is always spectacular - even if it's only the next rain front coming in from the atlantic *g*

Posted by: claus at March 15, 2005 06:12 PM

Consider yourself lucky. Here in the Northeast US, spring has been slow to arrive. We had 8 inches of new snow last Saturday morning. The strong sun will get rid of it soon enough.

Posted by: Paul at March 16, 2005 02:48 AM