Update on our plans

Kathleen and I (along with Dan and Gretchen) just booked a couple of rooms in Longford, also at the Longford Arms for Aug 2 - Aug 4.
It would be great to get a day in at the Galway races before we head out to Longford- it's going to be tight but I think we can get a few races in. We'll be stopping in Galway on Sat. Aug 2nd coming from the Aran Islands. The first race on that day is at 2:15PM, general admission is 20 euros per adult (I thought the 1$ admission to the Aqueduct out in Queens was a little steep). I believe the last bus out of Galway to Longford departs at 4:25PM (based on the June timetable). That means we have 3 or 4 races to win our admission fees back.
Sounds like a decent plan to me.

Hi all
Well John and I are firming up our Ireland plans.. We're leaving on July 27 returning on August 6th. So far we're planning on doing a land tour (someone else driving us around, carrying our bags, getting us to where we want to go without getting lost in the least amount of time is our goal!!) from Dublin then on August 2 on to Longford staying at the Longford Arms, and from there we're going to try to get to Donnegal August 4-5 then back to Dublin August 5th evening for morning of August 6th flight back home.
Gretchen told us about the horse racing in Galway which I would very much like to go to too so that could be a possibility if we could coordinate with whoever can go and we can squeeze it in
We would be interested in hiring a car to take us from Dublin to Longford, Longford to Donnegal and Donnegal back to Dublin. Does anyone have any info about this kind of transportation?
Looking forward to seeing you all in Ireland!!
Ginny

so where is the mass on august 3?

great to hear from everyone. i'm confused, however, about where the mass is on august 3 - derryadd or longford?

xoxo
katy

Beautiful job, Katy-- Thanks!

Dear Family,
This is Aunt Pat and Uncle Tony logging on for the first time in my life!
I am delighted that so many of us will be in Ireland and getting together in Derryadd and maybe Donegal as well this summer. Tony and I, and Carol, Richard, Gayle and her son Chris will be starting our trip in London with the Cosgroves who live in England now and meeting my son Bob and his family there on July 27th. We will spend a few days in England and then go on to Dublin and Derryadd for the Mass. We will meet Jack Murtagh, his wife Sheila, daughter Kerry and husband Anthony and son John and girlfriend Sarah there. The week of August 4th we hope to meet some McCabes in Port Laois and plan to go to Donegal fom there, but none of that is settled yet. Thanks to all of you for letting us know your plans. Tony wants to go to see the horses race on the beach in Galway with Tom and Danny, but I don't know how! Pat and Tony