A Bit Battered.

Carrigafoyle Castle, County Kerry.  The hole was made by cannon fire in the course of a dispute a very long time ago. My grasp of Irish History is weak. I bought (and read) a 500 page book on the subject last time we were here. but I"m afraid I've not retained much more than a broad outline ...

Had an interesting encounter at the washing-up sinks this morning -  young woman with an unusual (to my ears) American accent. A mixture of Oklahoma and Kansas she said. One of her forebears emigrated to Virginia in the 1700s from the village of Roxburgh - which is about 10 miles from where I live in the Scottish Borders. As they say, small world ..

The amazing weather continues. We're parked above a huge empty beach on the Dingle peninsula. That's the extra.