{"id":18581,"date":"2021-10-10T21:15:57","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T01:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=18581"},"modified":"2021-10-17T15:03:50","modified_gmt":"2021-10-17T19:03:50","slug":"episode-447-irish-stories-irish-panaramas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=18581","title":{"rendered":"EPISODE 447 IRISH STORIES: IRISH PANARAMAS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">EPISODE 447 \u00a0 IRISH STORIES \u00a0 IRISH PANARAMAS<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>alan skeoch<\/div>\n<div>oct. 2021<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AAF3C2FE-F2AD-4DF8-B2E2-7B404DAA300A_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"AAF3C2FE-F2AD-4DF8-B2E2-7B404DAA300A_1_105_c.jpeg\" width=\"404\" height=\"268\"><\/div>\n<div>In \u00a0the summer of 1966 I returned to Ireland with my wife, Marjorie and my brother Eric.\u00a0 We were all teachers by that time and I dearly waned to share Ireland wit those closest to me \u00a0We did not have much money<\/div>\n<div>Most of what we had was\u00a0put into a car\u00a0rental and b and b hotels.\u00a0 We saved on food.\u00a0 Our stead diet was \u00a01) Bulmer&#39;s cider&#8230;big bottles with stone screw caps. \u00a02) fresh bread wherever it could be found \u00a03) large chunks<\/div>\n<div>of cheese. \u00a0 Here in the pic above we are dining in a farm field&#8230;first class.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/2A7C497B-4B9C-40E2-AFAB-D5EAB68A0F3A_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"2A7C497B-4B9C-40E2-AFAB-D5EAB68A0F3A_1_105_c.jpeg\" width=\"404\" height=\"269\"><\/div>\n<div>Ireland has lots of mountains for climbers.\u00a0 Easy to climb.\u00a0 Lots of sheep.\u00a0 I am not too sure the water is drinkable due to the sheep but<\/div>\n<div>Marjorie tested\u00a0it before Eric and I drank.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AFF50C5A-DBF3-4C1E-94A0-E1A0D0A0E00F_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"AFF50C5A-DBF3-4C1E-94A0-E1A0D0A0E00F_1_105_c.jpeg\" width=\"404\" height=\"269\"><\/div>\n<div>In 1960 John Hogan and I did a little mountain climbing.\u00a0 We had<\/div>\n<div>an excuse as John was a geologist\u00a0&#8220;looking for\u00a0outcrop&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/9E49FCF8-AD1C-4DF9-995A-E43958033BCE_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"9E49FCF8-AD1C-4DF9-995A-E43958033BCE_1_105_c.jpeg\" width=\"404\" height=\"269\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/13D01BE2-55E2-4EBE-8305-945051BD1514_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"13D01BE2-55E2-4EBE-8305-945051BD1514_1_105_c.jpeg\" width=\"269\" height=\"404\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/BEA6782B-9225-4FD0-ACEA-EC0E929082EF_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"BEA6782B-9225-4FD0-ACEA-EC0E929082EF_1_105_c.jpeg\" width=\"404\" height=\"269\"><\/div>\n<div>This is the Mahon River&#8230;not very big until it rains.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/46E4B0C7-4E8D-4FEA-9E58-F15EFF80E44F_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"46E4B0C7-4E8D-4FEA-9E58-F15EFF80E44F_1_105_c.jpeg\" width=\"404\" height=\"269\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DC170D0C-F82B-4364-BE2A-C6A49D2EC0F1_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"DC170D0C-F82B-4364-BE2A-C6A49D2EC0F1_1_105_c.jpeg\" width=\"404\" height=\"269\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/76446AB0-9584-42E2-BF82-B18E42A83245_1_105_c-2.jpeg\" alt=\"76446AB0-9584-42E2-BF82-B18E42A83245_1_105_c.jpeg\" width=\"404\" height=\"269\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/EAC724A6-0DF5-4AA0-B87A-60285ADF477E_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"EAC724A6-0DF5-4AA0-B87A-60285ADF477E_1_105_c.jpeg\" width=\"404\" height=\"269\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/30E9D5D9-ACA7-4D80-BED2-7EED8F659422_1_105_c-2.jpeg\" alt=\"30E9D5D9-ACA7-4D80-BED2-7EED8F659422_1_105_c.jpeg\" width=\"404\" height=\"241\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/902A3CDD-8522-4455-9EAA-71F2AFD90364_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"902A3CDD-8522-4455-9EAA-71F2AFD90364_1_105_c.jpeg\" width=\"404\" height=\"269\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EPISODE 447 \u00a0 IRISH STORIES \u00a0 IRISH PANARAMAS alan skeoch oct. 2021 In \u00a0the summer of 1966 I returned to Ireland with my wife, Marjorie and my brother Eric.\u00a0 We were all teachers by that time and I dearly waned to share Ireland wit those closest to me \u00a0We did not have much money Most 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