Picto Diary - 17 April 2019 - Mary O'Leary

Above: Charles Fort. Summercove, County Cork. Ireland. 17 August 2019

Image. TIMDT and Bronx Girl listen to guide:

In 1689, Catholic, James II landed in nearby Kinsale with French support in an attempt to regain the English throne. In 1690, Protestant, Williamite forces, under the joint command of Marlborough and Wirtemburg, came to take out James' forces, holed up at Charles Fort.

After a 13 day siege, which included five days of continuous canon fire, a breach was made in the ramparts.

The defenders sued for peace and were granted an honorable surrender, 16 Oct 1690.

Brigadier General Churchill, brother of Marlborough, ancestor of Winston, and builder of Blenheim Palace, was appointed Governor.

Note: Very competent guide Brandon's accent played tricks on my ears. Its Phillip the third, NOT, Phillip the turd.

Look....just sayin'....There's every reason to say my accent is aberrant, not Brandon's. It just sounded funny to me. — at Charles Fort, Summercove, Ireland.

Above: Driver, guide Mary O'Leary. Kinsale, Cork, Ireland. 17 April 2019.

Driver/guide Mary great source of information on things Ireland...including Dino's, best for fish and chips lunch in Kinsale. — in Kinsale, Ireland.

TIMDT would often order fish and chips... lunch and dinner. Encouraged to do a comparative blog on the subject, she demurred.

Above; Porterhouse Restaurant. Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland. 17 April 2019.

Food was good. Good live music. Service left a bit wanting as food took a while.

Addendum:

Thanks for all. The Irish church is especially lovely.

Tennis and Piano
Salt Lake City, UT

Steve

Matthew’s comment on Mayfair. He is back in Citi working in Consumer Credit Review in Singapore for the Asia Pacific, European and Australia regions.

Hamilton,
Sydney, Australia

Hi Steve,

I always like your travel logs. I started my banking career at Citi Dublin. At that moment in time, the branch probably had less than 70 employees. Now Citi Europe in Dublin has several thousand. If you want to meet some Citibankers, let me know. I keep in pretty close touch.

Skiing this year was great, but not enough of it. Stayed at the base of LionsHead. Some the back bowls at Vail are now groomed. Very few folks on the slopes, and great snow.

Enjoy Dublin and London.

Best,

Flying Fish,
Miami, FL

Steve, I love reading your writings..it's an adventure. Five hundred years ago, the other side of the world.
I find myself wondering what will be five hundred years from now, only a half-blink away in time, as you often note. Could I challenge you..or entice you..to venture a short script of musings on the subject.
Moreover, I think it would be really interesting if possible to get a number of 'smart' people to participate in such an exercise?

KAT,
Dallas, TX

Above: Newspaper clip of Soldiers of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment in Hyde Park during their annual inspection by the commander of the Household Division. 11 April 2019.

We mentioned to Eton Mum that we had seen this event as we proceeded by taxi to the Chesterfield Hotel in London Mayfair on 11 April 2019. She forwarded us this clip.