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This picture was taken from a viewing point high above
Bantry bay looking down onto Bantry town. |
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| Sheep graze nonchalantly. Totally not interested in us taking pictures and walking passed them. It you want peace and serenity and to embrace total isolation. Then a visit to the Sheeps Head Peninsula is a must. That will be ten Euros please Irish Tourist Board! |
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| Night falls on Dunmanus bay. You can just see the silhouette of St James church , Durrus in the |
fading light. My parents and my dad's family are interred there. Many years a go when my wife first visited my grandparents grave. She said:
"They lived by the sea and they are buried by the sea."
It's a wonderful peaceful place. It's most famous grave belongs to the Booker prize author: Jg Farrell.
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| Old ruin of a grain store built during the Napoleon wars. It was also used for an auxiliary workhouse during the potato famines in the 19th century. Locals have told me it was once a leper colony. But I have never seen this wrote down. It looks highly possible though. Especially with the door entrance right on to Dunmanus bay. |
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| Mussel boats tied up at Durrus pier. |
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| Back on the north side of the Sheeps Head peninsula. The evening tide coming in on Bantry bay. |
It was good to have a few good walks the last week. It makes me feel very grateful for living in such a beautiful and peaceful place.
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