The road between the crossroads near Rossaveal and Oughterard is a long and lonely one – with few houses and plenty of bog land. I drove the route on a clear and cold evening during the week. I stopped beside a pond to take a picture and disturbed a number of wild horses that were grazing along the side of the road. The horses weren’t frightened by my presence – but they did seem a bit put out by my presence, and they decided to plod down the road rather than stay to get their picture taken.
The lonesome west, indeed. Lovely.
On one of your earlier posts of “The Quiet Man Bridge,” I mentioned that there’s a great new documentary about John Ford and “The Quiet Man.” Never one of my favourite films, my attitude was totally reversed after seeing the documentary at the Belfast Film Festival last year. News is that the documentary (“Dreaming The Quiet Man”) will have a national release, starting with a symposium in Dublin next month. Just FYI, in case you are interested. Definitely worth seeing for anyone interested in Connemara history. http://www.johnfordireland.org/index.php/johnford-symposium