Cloudy day

It was a bit miserable today and we took a while sorting out where to go. Eventually we settled on a plan. We drove out to a 6 mile loop round which was recommended to us by a chap we had met on yesterday's walk. The scenery was great albeit marred by the weather.

We then walked round Mullaghmore Head - a very windy walk with rain threatening all the time. There were a few memorials along the way including one for Mountbatten and the others killed by the IRA bomb on his boat here in 1979. He holidayed at Classiebawn Castle on the Head.

Glencar lake has 2 waterfalls so we went on a climb to see the first then a very short walk to see the second.

Devils Chimney so called because the water rises like smoke when the wind is in the right direction;

Glencar waterfall;

There were signs to the Devils Chimney stating that access to the footpath has been granted by the landowner and no matter how many people use it nor how many times it remains within the power of the land owner to withdraw access. Ireland does not have the same right of way law as us and there is a dearth of good footpaths. It's a topic we have discussed with locals many times.

Rosses Point was meant for our next walk but the cold strong wind caused us just to park up and look at the view  back to Strandhill.