So I’m back home in Cork, but it’s taking a little longer for my heart to make the journey!
Last Friday I traveled to northwest Donegal to the place of so many happy childhood memories. After twenty seven years I was curious to know if the fields and hills were as I’d remembered and to walk them once more with my brother, my childhood companion, my fellow adventurer.
With great excitement we set off. We were staying in a house in the nearest village to where we used to go, near the beach we played on and the pier we fished off. While Ireland is rarely blessed by great weather, Donegal usually gets the worst of it, but not last weekend. We were promised a heat wave, which in Ireland means roaring temperatures of 20C/68f, and we got it.
Day one we were itching to explore, getting up early and going for a walk along the beach and headland of Downings, a ten minute stroll away.
My thoughts on a page. 
So magical and beautiful.
Thank you. It is a magical place I assure you.
How eautiful, Tric, botht helandscape and the emotion with which you write.
Thank you Sue. It was a wonderful weekend and to have my Mum and some of my family there to share it with was special. Well worth waiting 27 years for, although I’ve never really felt too far away.
You never feel far away from places you carry in your heart. I feel the same about ‘my’ moors.
Haven’t seen the site of the diving board in years! Love that you had wonderful weather too!
Yes, not much of a diving board now. We’ve great photos of mum here as a teenager and on the flat rocks in the sandy hills. As for the weather it couldn’t have been more perfect
Yes, not much of a diving board now. We’ve great photos of mum here as a teenager and on the flat rocks in the sandy hills. As for the weather it couldn’t have been more perfect.
Oh thank you for taking us back! I rode my bike in those mountains!!!!!
Yes I was thinking of that while enjoying them so much.
You know I’m jealous. But happily jealous.
i feel lucky to have walked these places while in your beautiful country. i’m so glad that it was as you remembered it as a child –
It was exactly the same except the hill by our old house was considerably smaller than the enormous one I remembered as a small welly wearing child.
It looks wonderful, I look forward to visiting one day xx
It’s a really beautiful county and if you like beaches there are so many stunning ones to choose from. Downings even have a disabled beach buggy.
Lovely to be able to reach into those memories.
Yes, and to see them and smell them once more.
For an Antrim man I feel ashamed that I’ve never even visited Donegal. Those pics tug something in the ol’ heart strings. Either that or the tortilla chip I just ate had a sharp edge to it. Keep ‘er lit Tric!