On your last night of vacation, why not splash out on dinner? Ah, go’wan. Go’wan, go’wan, go’wan. This is how we do it: Beef and Guinness pot pie at the Bayview Restaurant, overlooking Killeany Bay. Crushed meringue with strawberries and Irish cream to finish off. Now. The shuttle to the landing strip comes at 15:45, […]
Month: March 2010
The Five Senses of Inis Mór
Green kelp, smooth gray stones, and silvery fish in the clear, clear water. The gray heads of seals bobbing up and down in the white-capped waves; looking for all the world like scuba divers with their smooth skulls and stubby snouts. Green fields, curving stone walls laid out like veins on an old, pale hand. […]
All Quiet on Inishmore
The habits, clerical collars, Aran jumpers, sweater vests and gray wigs have been stowed; the Ted Festers have fecked off back to the mainland. I watched them yesterday morning from a restaurant window as they trooped down to the pier, knapsacks slung over their shoulders. The ferry broke through the clear blue water, unsettling the […]
Drink! Drink! Drink!
The program is packed with events: midday screenings of “Sister Act,” 2:00 PM matchmaking with Mrs. Murphy, the Jesuit Country & Western Hour at 5. Furthermore, a Priests vs. Nuns Beach Volleyball Game at 2:30, the Lovely Girls Contest at 8ish, a noon bicycle ride to Chinatown, the Father Ted Prizeless Quiz at 7:30 … […]