Hiya BetterMost friends.
Well, Monday is down, and Tuesday has arrived.
I've already got plans for the weekend. Saturday will be a busy day with my friend's daughter's baton twirling competition, and a birthday party later that night.
Today's travel destination.
Ashford Castle, County Mayo, Ireland.
Ashford Castle is a medieval castle turned five star luxury hotel near Cong in County Galway, Ireland, on the shore of Lough Corrib. Ashford Castle is a member of the prestigious Leading Hotels of the World organization.
The castle was built in 1228 by the Anglo-Norman de Burgo family following their defeat of the O'Connors, the Royal House of Connacht, who are still extant in the person of The O'Connor Donn. The de Burgo's would build several such castles throughout the province, including one on the mouth of the River Corrib around which was to grow the City of Galway, but Ashford would remain their principal stronghold in the vastness of a wild and untamed province.