Having completed my university degree , a few friends and I set off for Lisdoonvarna for the week end. For the information of those who do not know Lisdoonvarna, it is a spa town, where the farmers from Limerick, Clare and Tipperary holidayed every September. It was great fun as one moved from one pub or hotel to another with lots of Irish music and dancing.
The centre of the town is the Spa Wells, now sadly closed. When I enquired of our hotel proprietor, as to the situation, she replied that it was owned by the town and that there is no agreement as to reopening the wells.
It looked a sorry sight that wet morning.
The library / interpretation centre was closed which echoed the ambience of the whole town. It was once where one took the waters and seaweed baths. My Clare grandparents went there on holidays. As children, I recall holding our noses as our parents urged us to drink the water for our healths’ sake!
We continued - retracing our steps back to Ballyvaughan , north to Galway and west through Connemara to Ballyconnelly, where we we were to stay with friends.
Our friends were delighted that we brought the sunshine!! We had a wonderful, relaxing few days - we lunched in Clifden, dined in Ballinahinch Castle, walked the shore
and viewed the Twelve Pins from afar. We returned to Dublin refreshed. At least we had gotten a break before another possible lockdown in the Autumn.
Addendum - we didn’t meet any American visitors but we did see a number of British plates - they obviously came on the ferry - quarantining ???
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