It was a big day yesterday, with my journey to Limerick and back. Needless to say I slept very well last night!
Then tomorrow is the biggest of days, with the Hawks playing in the Preliminary Final. It's on my WatchAFL connection for me at 10.30 am, which is a very civilised time, considering the time difference.
So today was just "take a breath day" with not too much on, and time to relax.,
Had a nice sleep in this morning and shared morning tea with Marie and Pat.
Then I wandered down the street.
The Ocean has calmed down considerably, but it's still worth a great look at!
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| From the top car park |
I've worked out how to pay my €2 at the beach car park, and figure it's worth it, especially with the hint of rain in the offing. Today is once again very overcast with intermittent showers.
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| From the beach car park |
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| From the beach car park |
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| All that rain has had an effect |
There are various signs around Lahinch, describing parts of its history. Here's one that is housed on the Promenade..
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| New York to Lahinch non stop |
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| Plane has emergency landing on the beach |
It's a bit hard to read the poster board, but if you're interested, here's a link to the story..
https://lightholler.wordpress.com/2015/01/02/clare-facts-pioneering-aviators-make-emergency-landing-near-lahinch-2306/
Had some lunch in the Atlantic, then went for a wander through the town. Popped into the Church and at last they had some candles available, so I lit a couple for all my friends who need prayers..
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| Candles in Lahinch Church |
I always try to sit in a particular pew in the Church. It is dedicated to a Michael Curtin, who is a distant relative, but along a different stream of family.
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| Pew in Lahinch Church |
Actually Callura is the townland where Marie and Pat live, as opposed to Tullygarvan, which is up the hill, where the original Curtin farm is.
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| Lahinch Church |
There was one other thing I had planned for today, that was triggered by a gift that Marie brought me back from the Ploughing Exhibition... it was a pen from the FCJ stall at the exhibition.
It seems that the FCJs have a house about 15 minutes from here at Spanish Point and so I thought I would pop in and say hello.
I guess I had better explain what FCJ stands for, and what the connection is for me!!!
FCJ stands for Faithful Companions of Jesus and they were the order of nuns that taught me at Secondary School. I attended Vaucluse Convent FCJ in Richmond in Melbourne. We were the poor relation to Genazzano in Kew! I loved my time at school and have always had a big soft spot for the FCJ sisters. In fact, when I was home in Melbourne earlier, my school friend Josie Dunne (nee McCormack) took me over to see Sr Cecilia Courtney FCJ who is in a nursing home in Kew. She was right on the ball and had many wonderful memories of our days at school.
I had read about the FCJ presence over here on Facebook, so that was what inspired me to wander over and say hello.
They have a beautiful house right overlooking the Ocean.
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| FCJ Spirituality Centre |
It is undergoing some renovations at the moment, and sadly nobody was home, except some tradies...
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| FCJ Spirituality Centre |
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| FCJ Spirituality Centre |
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| Great view of the ocean |
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| FCJ Spirituality House |
They have a
website with some contact details, so I might send them an email and see if I can make contact. It's no big deal, just thought it would be nice to make the connection.
So today, I'm thinking of all my former Vaucluse school mates. Just recently I have made contact with them and it's been wonderful to be able to share some treasured memories with them.
Isn't it amazing the things you can do in Ireland????
