Saturday 17^th

We broke camp at Garretstown and drove into Clonakilty where we found that there was a street carnival in full flow. Childrens stuff had already started but the adult event which seemed to consist of big street party didn’t commence until 3 o’clock.  After a coffee break we went to the Michael Collins house and museum – a Irish revolutionary who was involved in the early 20^th century struggle for independence and was assassinated after largely achieving his goal at the age of 32. Some fascinating history and exhibits also underlying the less than glorious attitude of the then British Empire.  Feeling suitably humbled we drove onto  Skibbereen and found a camp site on the edge of the town.  Steve and I walked in to recee the possible evening entertainment and found a couple of pubs with live music playing in the night, however when it came to actually trying them later in the evening, they were local bands playing cover numbers or karaoke sessions, not traditional Irish music.