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Boru said:
Very nice, lovely spot down there on mullet peninsula, go down there for spins a few times a year.. wild place in wintertime. I'm down near Westport.
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I used to spend the summers there as a kid , haven't been in about 20 years now though.
 
planetgeli said:
Are they those brand new flats 'starting from £295,000' for a studio flat? Oh how I laugh every time I drive past there.
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No idea how much they cost but yeah, fairly new - maybe in the last couple of years - used to be a scrap yard there :D
 
marty21 said:
I used to spend the summers there as a kid , haven't been in about 20 years now though.
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You should try to come when things get back to normal, if travel is possible. It has changed a lot in last twenty years, but still very rural and quiet in wintertime. Lots of mayo people in England, a river of emigration over decades, has only stemmed slightly in recent times. It's a different world here in summertime and lots of our 'tourists' are mainly returned locals.. stay healthy and keep taking the pics.
 
Boru said:
You should try to come when things get back to normal, if travel is possible. It has changed a lot in last twenty years, but still very rural and quiet in wintertime. Lots of mayo people in England, a river of emigration over decades, has only stemmed slightly in recent times. It's a different world here in summertime and lots of our 'tourists' are mainly returned locals.. stay healthy and keep taking the pics.
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Of the 14 kids in Dad's family , only 1 remained at the house , 3 have returned after retiring , the majority lived & died in England.
 
marty21 said:
Of the 14 kids in Dad's family , only 1 remained at the house , 3 have returned after retiring , the majority lived & died in England.
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That's a very common occurrence here and my own family replicates that experience, children holidaying in Ireland during summer and adults retiring home in their later years. It is very hard to return here after a few decades and can be a big culture shock for older people who remember an older, less urban living ireland.
 
Boru said:
Lovely pics everyone. I am enjoying seeing everyones locale each day.
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This last pic is of an old well, now sadly not used much so falling into disrepair.. the water is still lovely and fresh.
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I had an uncle living in Mount Talbot, Roscommon years ago. An amazing man with fantastical topiary , but no running water. Whenever we stayed we'd be sent a good mile down the road to a very similar well to fetch water. You had to walk in a good way through the woods to find it. It was icy cold and fresh as you like. You'd hope for a passing tractor on the way back for a lift.
Mount Talbot did have a hand pump , opposite a shop measuring ten by ten, but well stocked with Silver mints and Tayto. God knows why it was always out of action. But when it was eventually fixed, I missed that old well. Hope it's still being used.
 
clicker said:
I had an uncle living in Mount Talbot, Roscommon years ago. An amazing man with fantastical topiary , but no running water. Whenever we stayed we'd be sent a good mile down the road to a very similar well to fetch water. You had to walk in a good way through the woods to find it. It was icy cold and fresh as you like. You'd hope for a passing tractor on the way back for a lift.
Mount Talbot did have a hand pump , opposite a shop measuring ten by ten, but well stocked with Silver mints and Tayto. God knows why it was always out of action. But when it was eventually fixed, I missed that old well. Hope it's still being used.
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I remember as a kid in the early 70s going down to the well on the family farm near Binghamstown, Mayo, I don't think they got running water til some time in the 70s. Peat fires as well .
 
clicker said:
I had an uncle living in Mount Talbot, Roscommon years ago. An amazing man with fantastical topiary , but no running water. Whenever we stayed we'd be sent a good mile down the road to a very similar well to fetch water. You had to walk in a good way through the woods to find it. It was icy cold and fresh as you like. You'd hope for a passing tractor on the way back for a lift.
Mount Talbot did have a hand pump , opposite a shop measuring ten by ten, but well stocked with Silver mints and Tayto. God knows why it was always out of action. But when it was eventually fixed, I missed that old well. Hope it's still being used.
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Very nice memories, especially the tractor spins and the silvermints. The water scheme here was improved over twenty years ago so people no longer use the wells regularly. Before that the water in the taps was not so nice to drink so people used the wells for drinking water and the piped water for washing machines, baths and everything else. There are several other wells locally, I will try and get some pics.
 
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