9. Ireland Day 7, Part1...

Welcome to my last full day in Kiltimagh. Come and stroll with me! David's Uncle Noel has a bakery. This bakery has been in the family since the late 1800's. Sadly Noel will be the last in the family to run this bakery. He has perfected the craft so well that the mere smell as you open the door will bring you to tears.

There is nothing like fresh baked bread made with love and crafted by the hands of someone you know and love. Those donuts were hands down the BEST I've ever had the privilage of eating! Thank you Noel.

Directly across the alley way from the bakery is the house that David grew up in and where his mother still lives. She is a lovely lady that I am so very glad I got a chance to meet. She made sure that we had the best loaf of bread and two donuts each to take back home! Yummy!

Now it would be unthinkable for me to visit Kiltimagh and NOT go to the local library! It is however completely unbelievable that Erynne has lived here for 4 years now and has NEVER even so much as stepped a toe into this oh so adorable little library. I mean if you even know Erynne just briefly you know just HOW MUCH SHE READS! This girl is a crazy VORACIOUS bibliophile. She reads a book a day easy, no sweat and she rereads her favorite books on a regular basis. So why never go to the library? Hmmm, I still can't figure that one out.

So off to the library we go. David shouted out after us as we were walking out the door that the librarians name is Bridie. Useful info when you live in such a small town.

I LOVE how the signs for the different sections are in English and Irish. A great way to start to learn the language.

I was able to secretly sneak a pic of Erynne signing up to get her library card.

Here is a shot of Erynne well earned library card. She was told that she would be able to use this card at any of the area libraries except for two and that would be because they are so remote that they are not computerized yet! For those library ladies back home in Ohio and you know who you are, I hope you enjoyed this little peak into the little Kiltimagh, County Mayo library!

On our walk back home Erynne made sure that we crossed the road to photograph the other statue in town. You have to love a town that loves and appreciates art so much.

This is what the plaque says.

After our walk around town and library trip we all got in the mini and took a drive to Killeadan Cemetery.

Once you pass through the gate you can physically feel the weight of the history encased within.

Here Erynne is demonstrating the use of the stile. These are stone steps that allow a person entry over a stone wall. It keeps animals in or out depending on how you look at it. It makes you step back and imagine all the people over the years that have also taken these steps.

As we walked around David recounted how he and other locals got together to help restore this church. It must feel so great have been apart of preserving history for all future generations.

We wandered around in silence most of the time just taking in the atmosphere.

I walked into the crypt to look around. The green moss, the rich colors and the textures make you want to sit and take notice for future paintings.

Looking through a doorway through another doorway is always a favorite. Jenny, doesn't this take you back to all those days we spent watching the movie Robinhood? I think next time I'm home we need to sit down with a bowl of popcorn and relive old times, whatcha say babe?

Talk about texture!

After we had wandered around the cemetery we walked out to the "road" and walked a bit. As I mentioned earlier the roads around this country can get pretty small. This pretty much illustrates my point. This road and bridge are typical of the road we were traveling. Can you see David on the bridge? Yeah, it's that small, one mini, maybe.

Well tune in soon for my last night in Kiltimagh, for tomorrow we head to New Grange and on to spend the night in Trim with Olga and Bill. *giggle* I said Trim :)