Kilmore Quay Part v

Here is another of Kilmore Quay's thatched cottages...can you tell I liked them?

This thatched cottage had an interesting shed outside.

I did a sketch of the wood stove in the house we rented. It was really a nice place!

It was a warm place to sketch when it got too cold outside.

This is the end of my sketches in and around Kilmore Quay.

Tomorrow I'll post some work from Kinsale.

Kilmore Quay Part III

At the beginning of the week it was almost warm enough to sit on the beach at Kilmore Quay.

Of course there were families there for the weekend and the kids did put their feet in the water.

These two guys ventured out in their small sailboat. I would have been freezing. lol

Here are a few houses that were overlooking the beach.

This was the main street in Kilmore Quay...notice all the traffic. lol

This section had the most thatched cottages.

Kilmore Quay

Our next stop was Kilmore Quay in County Wexford. It is a sleepy fishing village with several thatched roof cottages that just charmed me. Apparently the population is under 450 people. It is a popular place for RVs and fishermen.

There isn't much of a town...two small (and I do mean small) markets that were barely as large as my living room, two seafood shops, a few restaurants and pubs, a few B&Bs, a church, a lovely beach, a big dock with commercial as well as private boats, a seafood processing plant, and a few gift shops. The weekend we got there it was a bank holiday in Ireland so there were a lot of people in RVs vacationing for a few days. That also meant that Kehoe's Pub had live music two nights over the weekend. Yeah!

Like I said, I was charmed by the thatched roof cottages. Here are a few.

This second one was my favorite. I would have loved to have seen the inside of the cottages. I was fascinated during the week to watch workmen repairing/replacing the roof on one cottage. Each roof is different. There were some newer, more modern looking cottages but the little whitewashed ones had more character.

This is the Catholic Church in Kilmore. I was surprised to see palm trees in front of it.

I painted this during what felt like gale force winds. I was sitting and leaning against a large sign that felt like it was going to blow over on top of me.