Dear Old Donegal

"You are as welcome as the flowers in May to dear old Donegal"- actually we were there June 2 and 3 but we still felt very welcome. We went for the weekend with friends from Broughshane and had a wonderful time. We stopped at the Belleek china factory on the way there and had a tour - it is their 150th year in operation so I bought a vase to celebrate! We went on to wander the street of Donegal town. It was a long weekend and there was a lot of celebrating - at least 3 weddings going on and every third building on main street is a pub. We arrived at our B&B early and went into the wee fishing village of Killeybeg for "catch of the day" fish and chips. The next morning we had a big Ulster fry for breakfast and headed out in the rain.

The scenery in Donegal is rugged and has its own beauty. I was fascinated to see the miles and miles of peat being dug up for fuel. Apparently a lot of people still use it as their primary source of heat. We enjoyed the afternoon at Glenveagh National Park and castle. There was flower arranging seminar there that was great and the flower gardens and walks were amazing. We finished the day with a barbeque at the Ulster-American Folk Museum in Omagh - the rain held off but it was cool and breezy.