Today we rounded Mizen Head, the SW point of Ireland after an extra
night at Crookhaven to let the passing gale blow over. There we had a
Saturday night Murphys at O’Sullivans pub, who declined to take a fee for use of a visitor’s mooring “until June”. As at all our other ports of call, the houses and cottages are all kept neat, tidy and well painted. There is an atmosphere of pride about the place – in contrast to much of the Western Isles of Scotland. We had fine sailing weather today and an excellent sail round Mizen Head, Sheep’s Head and up the length of Bantry Bay to Glengarriff. It is a well sheltered anchorage, protected by islets and skerries and with something of the feel of Balmaha on Loch Lomond – although that has nothing to match the splendid frontage of the Eccles Hotel. Come nightfall we half expect echoes of the Goon Show to waft across the bay!
If you do hear something….. it will be to do wit de guiness! Are you speaking in Irish yet?
Ah yer doin’ well me lad t’be sure! But its Scotch ye should be drinkin’. After all yer always drinkin’ Murphys in Bowling! And you’d be helpin’ our export industry and balance of payments!