Maggie and Colleen finished school two weeks ago, but we finally got around to sending their books home today!
The tiny post office in Mountcharles
Goodbye, books! We sent the first batch of books back to NJ a few weeks ago, and these are the last of them. We are not sad to see them go.
We visited the Belleek Pottery museum and store today. We didn’t realize it until we got there, but it is actually in Northern Ireland, so now we can say that we visited the UK, too! It’s only a few hundred feet over the border, but it counts.
This amazingly detailed piece was on display right inside the entrance. It won a gold ribbon in an exhibition many years ago and is a prized piece for the museum.
They had a series of cases holding pieces from different time periods. This one is from the 1960’s.
This case showed pieces from the late 1800’s to early 1900’s. All the details of those many flowers were made by hand and then assembled.
Mid to late 1800’s
We visited the shop as well, but talked ourselves out of buying anything out of fear of it breaking on the way home. Everything in the store was beautiful, though. They had everything from tiny Christmas ornaments, tea sets and china, to lamps and very large statues.
Love these girls! So glad they have each other!
This is in the little garden and picnic area outside the store.
Brogans Across the Pond 
Belleek representatives came to Faith & Begorra once a year to sign pieces. Never did i know they were from the North! Those delicate weaved baskets were a very prestigious gift to receive back in the day. Girls in teh garden could be a painting!
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Well, I’m glad to know I wasn’t the only one! I was surprised to see all the price tags with pound symbols instead of euro. There was no sign on the road, no way to know that we crossed a border, which I guess was lucky since I didn’t have my passport with me. And those weaved baskets were really works of art, although I’d be afraid to use one.
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