Page 124 - GAHS Journal Volume 9

TO CLON AND BACK

what turned out to be a very brief description of the site, and were
then effectively dismissed to wander on our own around an
extensive, sparsely occupied and inadequately signed site –
some exhibits to which we were directed, indeed, were not even
operational. Even allowing for the fact that the site was not yet
officially open to the public for the season, this was a thoroughly
disappointing experience, and the mood on the boat heading
back to Cobh was, in the words of P G Wodehouse, ‘if not
actually disgruntled … far from being gruntled.’ Fortunately,
once back at the hotel, spirits were restored with a warm shower,
a pre-dinner drink, and dinner, followed by ceoil agus craic, ably
provided by Leo (on piano) and Liam (on guitar), with assorted
(in terms of quality, very assorted) voices.

The simpler pleasures of life after a hard day's touring

On Thursday morning we found ourselves with a new driver,
Martin, Patrick having been granted early release in order to
attend his daughter’s confirmation. Taking our leave of the
Fernhill, with promises to ourselves to return before too long, we
set off on the long road out of Clon. By one thirty we were
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