Ava is here!

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Ava arrived on Sunday evening with her Aunts and Grandma, all the way from Dublin! Everyone is so excited that she is with us for a few days. The weather has been amazing, and the girls have been talking non-stop since Ava got here. They’ve got almost 5 months to catch up on 🙂
Today we went on a tour of Derrynane House, which is right here in Caherdaniel. We can see it from the house, just across the bay on the next hill. It used to belong to Daniel O’Connell, The Liberator and he and his family came here for vacation for a month every year.
They called this tower the “Summer House.” O’Connell came here to read and write in peace.

The one on the left was the Drawing Room and the one on the right was the Dining Room.

Derrynane House even has its own chapel! They had to get special permission from the Bishop to build it.
After the house tour, we walked around the grounds.
In the woods there were many flowering bushes. This one was especially pretty.
There was a circular stone fort that the kids had fun investigating.

And there was a trail of fairy houses in the woods. Some of them were even decorated on the inside. Bobby’s favorite was the one with a tiny toilet inside 🙂

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We're a homeschooling family of eight - five girls and three boys. Our children are ages 20, 19, 17, 15, 12, 10, 7, and 5. We will be living in Ireland for the next six months, and then going to Tennessee! This blog is a documentation of our travels. Enjoy!! :)

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9 thoughts on “Ava is here!”

  1. Who is Ava?

    María Hidalgo Dolan http://www.DolanHomes.com http://www.MyHomeInEdison.com http://www.MyHomeInCarteret.com http://www.MyHomeInHarborCrossings.com

    On Mon, May 13, 2019, 4:17 PM Brogans Across the Pond wrote:

    > broganfamily8069 posted: ” Ava arrived on Sunday evening with her Aunts > and Grandma, all the way from Dublin! Everyone is so excited that she is > with us for a few days. The weather has been amazing, and the girls have > been talking non-stop since Ava got here. They’ve got almost” >

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  2. Hello Darling Brogans and Ava! I would LOVE to have my own summer house to read and write in peace – especially one that looks so idyllic!!! How do I get one??? Big hug to Mary, too! Bet you are thrilled to have her back from school. 😃

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    1. Yes! So happy she is here, and she is glad to be half-way through college! AAAhhhh! How did that happen?
      We are all enjoying Ava being here.
      As for the summer house, if I find a way to get one, I’ll tell you the secret…or we could share 🙂

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  3. How awesome!! I bet your girls must be over the moon to have Ava there! Looks so beautiful there! Happy belated Mother’s Day.

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  4. I would ABSOLUTELY share a quiet summer house with you! I’ll keep my eyes open for a potential hide-out! Lol

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