Ballbriggen to Brights Grove

While we were in Belfast Randy's, brother Rick shared some information about their mother's ancestors. Their great great grandfather left County Armagh in around 1846 to come to Canada. We would be passing close by Armagh town on our way to Ballbriggen, so we decided to make a stop. What a great decision, the town of Armagh is so pretty. Very old with many historical sites. The local museum was our first stop. Here we met John Pierson, who worked at the museum and loved his job. He shared so much great information with us, and he connected us with the manager of the museum Sean. Sean brought out the tax roles for the full county from the 1830s to the 1870s. We went through them looking for any mention of the family name Willoughby, but we didn’t find any. It was still so cool to be looking at documents that old. We spent our last night at a very interesting old manor house in Ballbriggen. It was part of The Lark Concert Hall and Music School. Our room was very quirky and included a loft with a tiny little couch. It looked just the right size for a ghost. Breakfast was included at the LaLa Cafe on-site, and it was delicious. Our server shared some great stories about the venue. That day, they were expecting 75 teenage girls for a two day retreat . It was only 40 minutes to the Dublin Airport. Our drive was great until we tried to locate the drop off for the rental car. We entered the lot on the wrong side, so we had to do a complete circle to get to the correct entrance. It was not my best navigation, but Randy stayed calm throughout the confusion. When we dropped the car off, the young man was so laid back, and he didn't give us any paperwork. In fact, we didn't get any paperwork when we picked up the car either. Everything was electronic, and it felt a little strange. We were a little concerned, but our deposit came back on our card, so I guess all was good. It was quite the hike from there to Terminal 1 and further again to our gate. Definitely got our exercise. Our flight was uneventful, and our drive home from Toronto during rush hour was not as crazy as expected. We loved Ireland but are happy to be back home.Okumaya devam et