Tag: books
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Bounteous Bantry
As usual Bantry has so many gifts to offer, not least the wonderful parking spot in the hotel grounds, which were once part of the grand estate of Bantry House, which lies beside it. This means that there’s sub-tropical planting, along with woods of hazel, oak, wych-elm and willow. The sea-fed lagoon hosts the resident…
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From Wicklow Town to Bantry Bay Via The Rock of Cashel
Wicklow Town sits on the sea, with an island in between the Leitrim River, named after the Leitrim Regiment who were stationed here in 19th Century, and the seafront, which explains the rather gracious houses lining the river. Today the seafront is full of children getting ready for sailing lessons, the quays themselves bustling with…