Corner View: By the Sea

Seven years ago my husband and I went to Ireland

to celebrate turning 50 together.

(I have mentioned this several times in previous posts).

I set up the itinerary.

After leaving Dublin, we headed to a place called Ardmore by the Sea.

When I had made reservations at a Bed and Breakfast there,

the young mother/wife running it

told me of the Nora Roberts trilogy about Ardmore.

(Jewels of the Sun, Tears of the Moon, and Heart of the Sea.)

I bought the trilogy and was enchanted.

It is about the Gallagher family who owns the local pub.

The first novel begins with "an American, Jude Murray, who flees her life

to take refuge in Faerie Hill cottage

where she immerses herself in the study of Irish Folklore,

and discovers hope for the future in the magic of the past."

The Celtic well is still full of water and shrines on the hill overlooking Ardmore

play an active role in the series.

In today's real world, they are ruins--well-preserved--but still ruins.

Mike and I walked the magical path of the shrines and took pictures.

We also went to the Gallagher pub which still is thriving in Ardmore.

It is no longer owned by the Gallaghers, but is full of charm

and is a center point of life in Ardmore.

The Gallaghers are comprised of two brothers and a sister

and the trilogy is about how they find love amongst the magic of the shrines.

Ardmore is incredibly quaint and lovely.

The people are very friendly, the shops are wonderful,

and our stay was enchanting.

Here are some pictures:

The end of the main street. The pub is up aways.

There is a seawall to the right,

which I don't have a digital pic of.

The fountain that had a huge role in the trilogy romances.

A couple enjoying a rest after walking the relics route around the cliff.

A tower on the cliff. It was part of a monk fortress.

An abandoned crane that caught our fancy while traversing

the pathway featured in the Ardmore trilogy series.

Looking from a Celtic relic down over the quaint town of

Ardmore by the Sea.

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