Saturday 11 th June 2016 Galway Donnegal Letterkenney

Day 8 - Galway – Donegal – Letterkenny
This morning enjoy views of Galway Cathedral and stroll through Eyre Square. Later stop in Drumcliffe to see the grave of W.B. Yeats. See the fishing village of Mullaghmore, where Lord Mountbatten once lived. Visit Donegal and see the 15th century castle before heading to Letterkenny. Dine tonight at your hotel.
Meal(s)
Full Breakfast,Dinner
Hotel


After brekky we had a little scenic tour of Galway, ending up at Eyre Square.
In the 1400's Galway was home to 14 tribes.
We crossed the Wolfetonne Bridge, and had beautiful views of Galway Bay.
Visited the memorial park for sailors, crossed over Stoney River(River Carib)
Went to Finnigans Bar, but they are only doing meals 😭
Checked out Kings Head Bar, at Debbie Smiths advice, they also were not yet open 😳
We were looking at the iPad for Debbie Smiths pub suggestions when a local Irish lady collared us, thinking we were lost.... 20 minutes later we escaped. She sure kissed the Blarney Stone, and more than once!!
Wazzas notes say pub not bloody open, and regarding the Irish Lady, anyone got a rope?? LOL
We left Galway at 10.45
Passed through Tuam, and then entered the County of Mayo. Then through Charlestown, before our lunch stop at Sligo. A large town, and again, really lovely. Never seen so many pubs in my life as these Irish towns have!
We watched a video about Lord Mountbatten. In 1979 the IRA blew up his yacht in Mullaghmore, Lord Mountbatten spent every August at his summer "ranch", sadly he and several others were murdered, one was a 14 year old local lad.
We passed by Queen Maeves tomb, on top of a large hill..
Lunch time at Sligo, we checked out a few eating/beverage stops and ended up at the Fiddlers Inn then the Snug Pub.
Next up a quick stop at Drumcliffe, where the grave of WB Yeates is. (The Irish Shakespere).
Our last stop for the day before Letterkenney was at Donnegal, the home of Daniel O'Donnell, much loved by our mums. His music is lovely.
We stopped into the O'Donnell bar at the beautiful Abbey Hotel before a walk through town.
Our accommodation was once again excellent. Dinner and drinks were part of the package tonight. The. Drinks were on Rose our fellow traveller who has notched up 40 Trafalgar tours! Thanks to the Managing Director of Trafalgar for shouting us a round of bevvies!