The first sign that I I wasn't meant to go to Letterfrack on Tuesday either was that I forgot my packed lunch. I didn't realise I had left it in the fridge until I was halfway to the bus stop. I was up early and caught the bus into town in time for the 8.30… Continue reading Day Six In Galway: Second Attempt at Letterfrack, Impromptu Solo Pub Crawl
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Day Five In Galway: Magdalene Laundry, City and County Council, and Mill Street Garda
It's now Monday, and I had originally planned to travel to the township of Letterfrack to visit the site of the former reformatory school, St Joseph's. The night before I stayed out later than anticipated, so decided to put the day trip off until Tuesday. Instead I decided to get a few things ticked off… Continue reading Day Five In Galway: Magdalene Laundry, City and County Council, and Mill Street Garda
Day Four In Galway: A Walking Tour of the City
Sunday was a fairly lazy day catching up on some rest. In the evening, I caught a lift into town with my AirBnB host Laura's friend Brien. Brien's plans for the evening were canceled, so he offered to show me around the city instead. We stopped first at the National University of Ireland Galway campus,… Continue reading Day Four In Galway: A Walking Tour of the City
Day Three In Galway: Ballinasloe
It was now Friday, and I planned to take a day trip out to Ballinasloe, a township in the easternmost part of County Galway, to visit the site of St Brigid's Hospital, opened in 1833 as the Connacht Lunatic Asylum. St Brigid's is still a functioning psychiatric hospital. Main Street, Ballinasloe The walk from Ballinasloe… Continue reading Day Three In Galway: Ballinasloe
Daily Writing Inspiration
Wouldn't that be a wonderful Christmas gift?? Seasons greetings all!
Daily Writing Inspiration
What new frontiers will you conquer in the new year?
Daily Writing Inspiration
You can take the writer away from their writing, but you can't take the writing away from the writer!!
