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Teresa and Peter, the aunt and uncle (sister and brother) of Denis and Siobhan lived next door and had 40 head of sheep and old Neddy the donkey. They didn't drive or use much in the way of modern conveniences and hadn't been more than about 20 miles from this place where they had lived all their lives. Peter was known all over for training the sheep dogs and we had a lot of fun watching Flo and Rover (a young one just learning) This was when I was just starting this idea of doing video memoirs so got them on video talking about the old days.


I also interviewed a neighbour, Mick, who I found shearing a sheep with hand shears. It was a hot day and Don brought him a beer later. He actually didn't know how to open the can as he had only had beer in a pub. His comment was that it was the best beer he'd ever had! Mick and Peter and Teresa didn't have a VCR but I sent a copy to Denis and Siobhan and enclosed a note to them all. I received a letter back saying that Mick had died of a heart attack a month ago but that they'd made a copy and sent it to his family. His family wrote me a thank you note and were so thrilled to have this memory of him. Funny how things work out.



Peter and Rover.



Teresa and Neddy.



Mick shearing the sheep.



Jim looking over the cliffs on the Aran Islands.



Don and Elaine in front a very famous old structure called the Gallarus Oratory on the Dingle Peninsula.



Wildflowers on the moors driving to Ardara.



A pub in Tralee...it wouldn't be Ireland without the pubs and entertainment.