Tuesday, May 10, 2011

More graveyard visits

Breakfast this morning with the other remaining guest at Greenmount.  Young fellow from Germany with a VERY large crane truck, on warranty work on a wind farm in the area.  Work is very slow because it's been extremely windy - especially at 60 meters in the air!  When I asked how he got the truck here, he replied that he drove it, which makes sense except for the bodies of water between Germany and here - there's a ferry.  Who would think such a huge truck could be carried by ferry.  Imagine driving that huge truck sharing the very narrow roads with the locals who drive VERY fast.  Worse yet, driver is on the left - edge of the road. 

Planned to visit Derry today, but was told lots of walking involved, so instead I drove to Cookstown.  More beautiful scenery.  Cookstown is known for a very wide, very long, very straight street down the center of town.  Wandered around and did some window shopping.  Then headed back to the various churches and graveyards in search of more headstones.  Unable to meet with the priest to look at church records yet.  Enroute saw a sign for stone circles and followed the signs only to find the area was closed.  Took a photo from a distance. 


 Weather today very chilly (40's), periodic showers/sun and very windy.  Some more scenery photos from the front of the church in Rousky. 

2 comments:

  1. Gorgeous photos. What a lovely place to have our roots from! Thanks for posting all of these pictures of your travels! So apprecaite it!!

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  2. A wonderful record, Carolyn showing Ireland at it's best...with a few showers in the mix! Rose Mary

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