One of the main driving forces that began my obsession to come and live in Ireland 11 or so years ago was my addiction to the BBC's famous Ballykissangel. We stopped off in the beautiful little town of Avoca a few weeks ago on our way home from Paris via Dublin to relive the magic moments of BallyK.
Above I am outside Fitzgerald's pub, while Dom and the kids posed on the steps of Kathleen's shop. No locals to be seen these days but it has become a thriving tourist attraction. I am sure Assumpta would have loved cashing in on the tourist trade and Liam and Donal would have made a killin' with their beat up chipper van. Dom and I had a coffee at the pub and unfortunately voted it the worst coffee we have had here in Ireland so far! My love for BallyK I'm sure was partly why we had our own little Niamh...lucky with a much milder disposition!
I recently bought the whole series on DVD and am doin a great job watching one after another...the funny thing is the series is quite similar to what we are experiencing living down here in our little country village. The close calls on the tiny pokey country roads (esp with farmers on tractors), the little local schools, the gossip, the exaggerated characters and even the local parish priest are pretty much spot on. Have heard of plenty of Brian Quigley's trying to make a buck out of real estate...but yet to meet a farmer quite like Eammon wearing his funny green hat though.
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Love that shirt Dom!!
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