Wednesday, October 25, 2006

We found Birdstown

We are now at the Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland. It is stormy as usual but the ocean is beaauiful and the scenery is spectacular. We went to Londonderry yesterday and visited where the Bensons lived and worked. We walked around the wall of Londonderry that was built by Peter Benson in the early 1600s. Janet, our cousin , told us about how one side still devides the Catholics/Green party from the Protestants/Orange and how the army has to constantly keep things supervised or segregated to keep the peace. We went to St. Colomb Church where the Bensons and Careys went to church. It is a very old church.
After Londonderry we went to Birdstown which is in Donegal. It took us a while but we finally found the Birdstown Estate. It is very beautiful and otu in the rolling hills of Ireland. We wil be fnalizing things tonigt and then heding to Ayr, Sctland by way of Belfast and a ferry.
We learned that m sister-in-law Lois Kakunes passed away. Lois was Rons first wife. Kids please save obituary.
We would like to thank Janet and Wilf for there loving care and the Carmichaels, Cartwrights and Hynds for all of their help and assistance. They are all so kind.

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