Had a nice sleep-in this morning, as there was no need to rush and get up and get on the road
I'm staying at the Sheldon Park Hotel and as I mentioned in yesterday's post I got here quite easily - eventually. I flirted with the idea of getting one more load of washing done and the girl at reception suggested there was a laundromat just up the road in Ballyfermot. I pricked up my ears immediately, as I have often heard of Ballyfermot as the birthplace of Bernadette's husband Tony, who sadly died 18 months ago. So I had to go and have a look!
I stopped and parked and a lovely old gentleman said good morning so we had a little conversation. He sounded just like Tony! The people over here are so friendly.
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| Streets of Ballyfermot |
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| Streets of Ballyfermot |
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| Shops of Ballyfermot |
Of course, I had to stop for a coffee ....
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| Coffee in Ballyfermot |
Then I wandered up to the Church for a look - The Church of Our Lady's Assumption
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| The Church of Our Lady's Assumption |
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| Inside The Church of Our Lady's Assumption |
And of course I had to light a candle there... and there was an altar before St Anthony, so I lit a special candle for Tony and all the Palmers.
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| Candle for all the Palmer family |
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| Prayer to St Anthony |
I loved the side altars in this Church too...
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| Altar to the Holy Family |
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| Pius X and St Patrick |
Then on the way back I stopped at Landen Road where Tony grew up, and then drove down Landen road, which is apparently the longest road in Ballyfermot
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| Landen Rd |
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| Landen Rd corner |
So, after that big adventure, I came back to my hotel to await the visit of Mary and Nicky and Paddy who were coming to my hotel for lunch. As explained previously Mary and Paddy are sister and brother of my friend Bernadette and Nicky is married to Mary.
It was lovely to see them again. It's been four years since I was last here and lots of things have changed in the meantime. So it was good to share a meal and catch up on what's been happening since.
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| Nicky Mary and me |
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| Nicky Paddy and Moira |
The meal was lovely and it was good to just spend time together.
So ends my last full day in Dublin! I don't have to check out tomorrow until 12 noon, then I have a few hours to fill in until I head for the airport. At least I don't' have to return the car until tea time, so I can drive around for a little while and perhaps fit in one more bout of sight seeing!!!
Then I fly out at 10.25pm Dublin time. I only have a one hour stop over in Dubai, so it will be a bit of a rush to find my new plane and get on board. I arrive in Perth at 12.30am on Friday morning... all things being equal!
I might get one more post in tomorrow night while I'm waiting for my plane to leave. Let's see what tomorrow holds!!!
Happy travels home my friend. I'm sure you will be welcomed with open arms. I'm at the Melbourne Clergy Conference in Torquay at the moment with Helen Monkivitch and have been sharing your blog with her also.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the good wishes Megs. Say hello to Helen Monk for me... her mum Molly and my mum used to be volunteers together in the Mercy Maternity hospital shop. Glad you could share the blog with her. 😀 xx Enjoy the conference!
ReplyDeleteMoira it has been grand reading about your adventures each day. I really felt like we were travelling with you, sharing the road lest traveled!
ReplyDeleteHave a safe trip home.
Bill & Paulineke
Thanks Bill. So glad I could share it with you. Hope you enjoyed the parts about TB Hunt and all our forebears in the UK. It’s amazing to be able to connect with people who share the same history and genes even though they live on the other side of the world. Perhaps one day our paths will cross again and we can share it in person! 😀
ReplyDeleteSafe travels my friend. My mornings will be bereft. xx
ReplyDeleteThanks for all your participation Denise. I've really loved all your insights and comments. Xxxx
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