One of the best things about staying somewhere in Ireland is the welcome. We were greeted at our most delightful bungalow in Kilkieran by the McDonagh family, who lived next door, (00353-95-33-476 if you’re thinking of going). Mrs. McD. had her own freshly baked bread for us with tea served in an immaculate tea set.

Everything was better than good, the turf fire, the rooms, the Jacuzzi, the bed linen, the towels, the view….

It was all a delight, especially the view. The garden was a half-acre of rough sea grass framed by the characteristic dry stone walls of Connemara, and beyond, a view to die for. The sea stretched out flat to the islands where huge mackerel skies hung over the landscape while sun-warmed salt-laden air that tingled the lips, kissed the honeysuckle growing in the crevices of the lichen covered walls.

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