B.A.R.A. Trip to Sligo
On Sunday the 25th of June 33 members of B.A.R.A. boarded Mc Guinley's coach for our 5day trip to the beautiful "Yeats Country "Sligo.We were welcomed on board by our bus driver who introduced himself as Kevin .We set off on our journey to arrive at Rosses Point where we had lunch in Yeats Country Hotel ,after lunch some walked along the beach while others relaxed in the foyer . We continued our journey to where we were based in the lovely Glass House Hotel in Sligo town .We checked in ,relaxed in our room or took in a bit of sightseeing before our dinner at 7pm.
Day 2 We travelled to Glencar Waterfall located in the Lovely Leitrim about 8miles North of Sligo town ,nestled at the foot of Benbulben. By no means a huge waterfall ,it's setting and charm inspired W.B.Yeats in " The Stolen Child ",after a tea and coffee break we continued our journey to Drumcliff ,a town best known as the final resting place of W.B.Yeats . Yeats grave is in the Church Yard of St. Columbus Church where his great Grandfather was once a rector .His grave is marked with a simple headstone with the inscription " Cast a cold eye on life ,on death ,horseman ,pass by " this was Yeats self penned epitaph .Our final stop on our way back to the hotel was Mullaghmore ,a small fishing village .The sandy beach stretches as far as the eye can see and it's an ideal spot for swimming ,but unfortunately the weather was wet and miserable and our stay was short
Day 3 Our first
stop was Tobernault Holy Well .Tobernault one of a number of
Holy Wells throughout Ireland ,is situated in a remote and
peaceful location surrounded by woodland and adjacent to the Shores
of Lough Gill a few miles South East of Sligo town where rather
surprisingly a number of people regularly go to pray . We
continued on to Lough Gill where we had a guided tour on board the
Rose of Innisfree Tour Boat . W .B.Yeats got his inspiration for the
poem "The Lake Isle of Innisfree"here .The weather was
bright and sunny ,some of us sat on top deck while others sat-out on
front deck or had a cuppa on board .Our next stop was Lisadell House
home of the Gore Booth Family ,resident landowners in the late 18th
century and later Constance Markievrz daughter of Henry Gore Booth
.We got a guided tour of the house .....Constance (Cassidy) and Eddie
Walshe together with their seven children are now resident there
Day4 Shopping in Sligo town ,some shopped ,others were glad of the freedom to do what they liked .It was a very relaxed break .Our start each morning was at eleven ,we got up had breakfast at our leisure and strolled down to the coach went on our outing and arrived back at the hotel between 4 30 and 5 pm . We had time to chill out before getting ready for Dinner at 7pm. We had music ,song and dance on Monday and Wednesday night in the hotel
Day 5 It was our last day ,we were sad leaving the Glass House Hotel ,the staff was kind and caring ,food was excellent but our trip wasn't over yet .We visited Our Lady of Knock Shrine on our way home ,we attended Mass and had lunch .We arrived back in Ballinasloe at 4pm. We would like to thank Maura ,Deirdre and the Social committee for organising a wonderful break .
Regards Anne Duffy.Well done Anne, Photos to follow, Doug.
Thanks Deirdre Hogan for photos.
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