Lough Gur

This morning we took a drive to Lough Gur. There we were able to see replicas of thatched houses of a style that would have been found over a thousand years ago.

The houses weren’t actually open for the tourist season yet, so we took a walk along the edge of the spring-fed lake to see the crannog, which was a man-made island that farmers used to build to defend their family, property and livestock.

There was a big hill that we climbed. We had to traipse through a cow field, around cow patties, over and under electric fences and even over a stone wall or two, but eventually we made it to the top. It was extremely windy and we almost got blown away!

What a spectacular view. You can see the little crannog in the lake below us in the picture above. You could see rolling hills all around us with a patchwork of green farm fields. The gorse bushes are in bloom at this time of year, so the yellow flowers were very pretty decorating the landscape.

We were glad we had our outing in the morning because by afternoon rain was added to the wind, making it miserable for an afternoon outing, but perfect for school work, which is of course what was in store for us.

CM