On my way back from an appointment, I decided to simply follow my nose and see where I ended up…
Farney Castle is the only round tower in Ireland occupied as a family home. The first castle was built at Farney in 1185, with this round tower being built in 1495 by Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond, Lord Chamberlain to Catherine of Aragon.
Today, the castle is home to Cyril and Margie Cullen – Cyril is a maker or porcelain and beautiful one-off knit wear… and I had the honour of meeting both Margie (pictured below) and Cyril.
…then off again to explore…
…and time to head back to the hotel…
~ Bella
What a marvellous day's exploring! Haunted castle, Templar inn, lighthouse, tall ship, medieval ruins... and home early in the afternoon, and in time to do a full day's/night's work... I did not feel at all compelled to do the tour - the entire place felt so incredibly sad... From their…
Again, out at an appointment this morning, I decided to "take the long way home" as Supertramp would say... but first - this was the view from my hotel before I even left... Heavenly! This is Brownshill Portal Tomb, also known as Brownsill Dolmen. It is a prehistoric megalithic tomb…