Every incarnation of spring weather has put in an appearance since we arrived in the Dingle Peninsula. Warm and sunny today but there’ve been days where we’ve worn every piece of clothing we could reasonably put on. A truly glorious place for painting and photography, we’ve all been busy creating and enjoying. We’re doing a popup show with our work tomorrow for the locals and any tourists in town. Lots of those as it’s the weekend.
We’ve toured around and been introduced by Carmel Brennan and other guides to some of the most picturesque scenery on the planet. Mountain passes with one lane roads and sparkling vistas, rocky coastlines, tumultuous skies, heavy rain, moody graveyards mired in fog, sunshine and cornflower skies, we’ve seen them all. The tidy villages with ancient buildings mixed with new, hopping pubs, tea with hot fruit scones, gourmet meals, even a resident dolphin called Fungi in the harbour, who greets every boat in or out. And a group of wonderful people have made this trip significant and memorable.
A small art show in the Lantern B & B, our home in Dingle, and a visit to a local print making studio have rounded out the art part of our trip. Then there’s the music at O’Sullivan’s – amazing musicians on Irish bag-pipes, whistle, guitar, fiddle, tambourine and box. Ancient rhythms and songs ring the soul. We’re planning to return next year for two weeks.
Tomorrow we tour on our way thorough Killarney and to Cork for the night. May look at ancestry resources in Cork. Then train to Dublin.
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