After 2 days of cycling I wasn't that surprised when the other chaps said they fancied a change, but I was slightly taken aback when George said we should go to church. After all, it's not our usual midweek holiday activity, and I didn't think I needed to atone, or seek confession, after drinking just 2 pints of Guinness in 2 days!
When we arrived at the church that George had picked out for us, I soon appreciated that his plan made a lot of sense. Apparently, while we were enjoying our Kilmakilloge Guinness on the previous day, he had overheard 2 fellow tourists saying how wonderful the stained glass windows were at the church at Eyeries and, being a curious kind of bear, decided that we should check it out, especially as the Friendly Planet Guide needs to include a bit of culture as well as outdoor activities.
We're not exactly what you'd call art lovers, but we were completely blown away by these stunningly beautiful windows. They were very modern and very colourful and the striking images told the story of the area throughout the ages. If you look carefully you can see George & Yorkie sitting at the bottom of the window, lost in thoughtful contemplation. This was just one of a whole churchful of equally amazing windows. If you ever find yourself on the Beara Pensinsula then you must go and see them.
Our meditative viewing of the windows came to an abrupt end when George found the biggest container of holy water that any of us had ever seen. We hoped it wasn't disrespectful for him to sit on the top, but it did rather tickle his fancy.
We can certainly say that they don't do things by halves in the south west of Ireland.
Lots of love Patrick, George, Yorkie & Rosa xxx
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