Day 6 Watching the Mighty Hawks

 Sure it's a soft day in Lahinch today, although Marie said it was just a wet and cold day,,,

A soft day

And I was up very early - 5.30am in fact - to watch my Hawkies. After a few "holding your breath" moments we prevailed, and made it all worthwhile!!!

Watching the Hawks

I hooked my laptop up to the TV with a HDMI cable so I was able to watch it on the TV. Patrick came in and joined me in the third quarter, just as GWS got a run on! He wandered off for a while then came back as the Hawks started to get on top. Pat came in when there was 17 secs to go, and saw the last few secs.

After all that excitement, I had some breakfast, then went back to bed!!!!

This afternoon, Marie had to go up to Ennis, about half an hour away, and invited me to come along for the ride. It's been a wet day, but not too cold, so that seemed like a good thing to do.

We went to Dunnes store, which is a bit like a combination of  Myers and Woolies! I sat and had a coffee in their cafe, while she did the jobs she had come to do. 

Dunnes store

It is Saturday today and it was incredibly busy. Very hard to get a park. Marie is a great guide though and knows Ennis very well, having worked there for quite a while. 

On the way home, we went via Ennistymon to collect some milk... but in a slightly different way from usual...

We stopped in the car park of the Catholic Church and there is set up a fresh milk collection point called Mooghna. It is run by local farmers and the milk is straight from the cows to you... It is named after a local townland...

Mooghna Milk Kiosk

Here's a few pics to show how it works...

Here's where you push the buttons and pay...

You can buy bottles or use your own

Marie is pushing all the buttons

We have lift off!!!

Filling the bottle

Marie assures me it's all very hygienic and the machine is cleaned daily... it is literally straight from the cow into a machine.

And you can get a variety of flavours, as well as plain straight milk.

And to all those faithful followers of this blog, who have requested some more recitals from the Shannon family, Patrick brought out his accordion last night and entertained us all.

He has not only grown in physical size, but also in his skill level in his music!

So... settle back, relax and enjoy...