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5 July 2014

Fionnuala had trouble sleeping again last night, so Sarah ended up in her room again for most of the night.  It was another nice day and the kids and Sarah were able to play outside after breakfast.  We left the house about 10:30 with our house guest in tow and Málainn Mór (Malin More) as our first stop.

 

 

 

 

 

We unloaded at Cloghanmore Court Tomb, and the children were able to climb all over it as we were alone.  We weren’t able to locate the decorations that make this sight unique though, because we had to pay pretty close attention to the children.

Liam found out what happens if you fall in nettles.  I immediately thought “Neantóg a dhóigh mé agus cupóg a leigheas mé.”  (I was stung by a nettle and cured by the dock plant) thanks to reading Rabhlaí Rabhlaí every night.  Unfortunately, I had no idea what a dock plant looks like, so poor Liam was very uncomfortable for a while.  In addition, there was some standing water in the tomb as well as sheep droppings which took away from the fun a little bit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The tomb is located near the Glencolmcille Wollen Mill and  was very easy to access and has a small car park (signposted) and paved walkway from the car park to the tomb.  After looking around Fionnuala was in need of a nap so we returned to the house for lunch.

A few hours later we woke Fionnuala and went to Ardara.  Éamonn needed to be there in the evening and Sarah wanted to buy a sweater so it made sense.  Sarah found a nice one at Campbell’s, then we took a stroll along the new walk that has been built next to the river.  After the walk we went into Nancy’s for a  drink.  The children had their first sodas ever – Club Orange – and thought it was wonderful.  The children were great in the  pub!

 

 

 

We then made a brief stop for toys.  Liam chose a mini Tennis racket set and Fionnuala chose a set of Princess colored pencils.  Then we parted ways with Éamonn, used the ATM and got some pizzas from Aroma Pizza to take home with us.  The pizza was good and then it was time for baths and bed.  The children have been wonderful!

 

 

Gaeilge Experience:  We were fortunate enough to have a native speaker in our house, so we could speak as much as we desired.  It was nice to hear the children interacting naturally with someone in Irish. 

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