Happy trails in idyllic part of Ireland

I recently returned from a 17-day tour of Ireland and spent a couple of days on the Beara Peninsula. Kenneth Rosenberg described it beautifully in “Rolling Through Ireland” (April 6), though I find there are not enough words to describe the rugged beauty and tranquillity of this special area in Ireland’s southwest.

As it did for Rosenberg, the local farmer’s collie also escorted us to the Ogham Stone in Ballycrovane.

We were privileged to spend a day with one of Ireland’s great photographers, the transplanted Englishman John Eagle, who served us a spot of tea and lunch in front of a roaring bog fire in his traditional Irish stone cottage. His photography studio next door was a treat, and we saw his series of the Irish lighthouses.

Other places of interest in the area are the lovely fishing village of Goleen and the lighthouse at Mizen Head.

I would definitely return to this idyllic part of Ireland -- maybe even on two wheels next time.

Terri A. McCormick

Agoura Hills

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