So far we've seen a few unusual-to-us animals. The list includes one pine marten (living) and one badger (dead). We've seen quite a few fine specimen of the local salmon and even tasted some:
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Smoked salmon in Cong.
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After Mass, the 3 Nonne braved the narrow, obstacle-laden streets to continue ETHOOLing. We arrived in Cong, home to Ashford Castle, shortly before lunch, but decided to eschew the castle in favor of visiting the charming historic town of Cong and the abbey there.
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| Cong Abbey, main wall. |
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| Cong Abbey, cloister. |
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| Cong Abbey, monks fishing house. |
Trivia question: Why would a life-size statue of John Wayne be in Cong?? (Answer at end of blog.)
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| Howdy, Partner. |
After Cong, we headed up to the Our Lady of Knock Shrine where we'd heard the final day of the 40 days for life rosary--in response to Ireland's recent vote on abortion--was culminating in a special Mass.
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| Our Lady of Knock Shrine. |
Then we were off to Westport where music was in the air and even the sheep couldn't help swaying to the beat:
For those interested in the Fitbit update, we clocked in just over 5 miles today, about 3 miles shy of our daily average.
Trivia answer: The movie The Quiet Man was filmed here.
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