Athlone to Slade. And no internet at our overnight stop. A chance conversation with some fellow campers in the pub last night directed us to Trim. The castle was used in the film Brave heart and as it's managed by the Office of Public Works we can use our English
Athlone. We decided to walk into Athlone from the campsite this afternoon, about 3 miles. We started along the quieter road from the campsite up hill then back down, but with some nice wildlife Athlone is another town with major road works but we found a lovely coffee shop before
Athlone via a bog. Well last night we didn't need our extra blankets, so perhaps the weatherman is going to get the bank holiday weather right! Today we are going to a site near Athlone via the Bog of Allen Nature Centre. The Bog of Allen is a raised bog,
Another free museum. Also some people will have noticed you can now leave comments about these posts. I did take Brian a while, but he managed his usual computer wizardry and added the comment facility. I might regret it! So we were a little late getting out to start at
Our third jail. Having visited Reading and Shelton Mallet jails during the last few years we felt we had to visit Kilmainham jail here in Dublin. As it is a national monument, we had free access with our English Heritage membership, but had to book a slot on a tour.