Further...

Another Brigid's Well.  This one was tended by a lovely gentleman named Patrick, not shown in this picture.  He heard that we were on our way from a radio program and rushed out to sweep around the well so that we could gather there.

 

 From the well, it was a long day to our next destination, Donadea Forest Park.  Our leaders had said 12.5 miles for the day, but a pedometer reading showed that it was really more like 15-plus miles.  That was a good long while to steep myself in the countryside.  The growth was so rich and fascinating that I think I barely lifted my eyes from the roadside for the entire walk. 

 

 

 We spent the evening and some of the following morning at Donadea Forest Park.   The former estate of the Aylmer family, it eventually was sold to the state for recreational use. 

 

 Donadea Forest Park 9/11 Memorial.  We paused here to remember the fallen.  Sean Tallon was a New York firefighter whose family originated in Donadea.  He died heroically on that horrible day.

This is the ice house where the castle food supplies were stored.  The housekeeper or head of staff would have sent the footmen or kitchen staff from the castle on a daily trip to fetch perishable foodstuffs from this ice-filled cavern.