This glimpse of Barley Lake captures the drama of our West Cork scenery.
We wish all our wonderful readers the best of the season and look forward to a brighter prospect for 2021 wherever you are in the world.
To Our Readers. . .
This glimpse of Barley Lake captures the drama of our West Cork scenery.
We wish all our wonderful readers the best of the season and look forward to a brighter prospect for 2021 wherever you are in the world.
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Very best wishes to you both too, and looking forward to a more hopeful New Year!
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and Robert!!
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Thanks, Fiona. How lovely to hear from you.
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Beannachtaí séasúr!
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Agus tusa, a Mhícheál!
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Thank you for your unceasing efforts in producing this blog. And thank you for giving this poignant moment that we always feel when we drive this stretch of N71 and remember our delightful journeys to Barley Lake.
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Thank you for your kind remarks, Michael. It’s a great drive up and over the Caha Pass.
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I echo the others sentiments and especially Ginny Jones. Can’’t wait to get back to the Mizen
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Let’s hope normality returns before too long!
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Best wishes to you too, Finola.
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Thank you, Paddy.
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Thank you for helping me through this last year with your journeys around Ireland. I wish you joy
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We just want to be able to travel freely again – and write about the travels!
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Finola & Robert; our sincere thanks for all the wistful pleasures your wonderful posts have generated for us throughout this difficult year. They have enabled us to indulge our frustrated desire to be in West Cork, even if only in the imagination. Our very best wishes to you both for a safe & joyous holiday season
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Keep that imagining going! You will get here…
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Seasons Greetings & Many Happy Returns 🎅🏻🎅🏻
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Thank you, Eric. We appreciate your good wishes.
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Finola and Robert: I often forward your posts to friends far and wide because they are always interesting, informative, full of culture, good craic and the joy of living in one of the most beautiful parts of the world. As an islander I appreciate the maritime bits that you write about and photograph and I am always a bit envious by how relaxed and “comfortable” the tourist component is in the economy of southwestern Ireland. Take care, mask up, stay safe and have a joyous time — that photo of Barley Lake is stunning ! But then your photographs be they castle ruins, wild flowers, or archaeological sites are always stunning (I almost forgot the stained glass………….
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Thank you, Ginny, for spreading the word ‘far and wide’…
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Hello Finola and Robert,
That’s a lovely message, thank you both for your really interesting and illuminating posts. You are giving great insight into history and landscape.
I enjoy reading the posts.
Happy Christmas and maybe we’ll bump into ye on Knocknaphuca again!
Pat
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Yes, Pat, or somewhere else in beautiful West Cork!
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All the very best to you both, Finola & Robert !
What a great job ye do!
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Many thanks, Sean. We do it because of our faithful readers!
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Happy Holidays to you as well! I’ve really enjoyed your posts this year. Looking forward to a new year and all it will hopefully bring.
Margaret Dukeman
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Yes, Margaret – we have to keep the hope going!
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Thank you Finola and Robert for all your posts – I always look forward to reading your exploits in west Cork, especially the excellent photography – always informative and interesting. Hopefully can visit west Cork again sometime in the future.
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Brian – keep that hope going: it will be worth it…
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Spectacular photo of a favorite spot of ours. Thank you Finola and Robert for your weekly posts which touch our hearts and feed our souls with our mutual love of Ireland, its landscape, its history and its people.
May you have a blessed and safe holiday and New Year. Patti & John Bennan
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John and Patti – we have been missing you so much… West Cork will be ready to welcome you when you are able to return!
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