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Tucked up in Castletownsend
at least it was sunny and a pleasant sail with the first reef in.After fifty miles along a stunning shore lined with little square fortified houses from Tudor times, we arrived at Glandore. In through the entrance past Adam’s Isle and onto a sheltered mooring just tucked in out of the swell that was affecting the Dragons moored off the small harbour.Ashore
at Glandore for an explore and a pint, it was just as Nigel remembered it after a road visit from his cable ship twenty years previously.Tucked in on the west side of the inlet is Unionhall with its fishing fleet and a freshly sunken fishing boat alongside,
which had made the local coastguard radio warnings.We found a convenient landing point and another village to view along with its grand civic building renamed long ago in honour of the union.
Continuing south west the following day we sailed out past Eve’s Island in a lively westerly force six. It was decided that it would be pleasant to stop for lunch at Castletownsend (named after a man called Townsend who built a castle to protect his mill!).We found a lovely sheltered mooring and basked in the sunshine, it was so pleasant that we gave in and stayed, a whole nine miles sailed.
We chatted to the locals, had a good old nose around and bumped into a local boat owner who recommended the pub Mary Ann’s for food. In we went not thinking it was Friday evening nor knowing that this was one of the only eateries in the area
- people travel here from far and wide. Belatedly realising we would probably be disappointed we stopped for a drink and a sheepish “any chance of getting some food?”. Fergus the landlord just smiled “lads, I would grab that table behind you pdq”. Great food, great atmosphere, and great hospitality.
A perfect sunny day followed and we
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