Trip 2015-16. Day 61. Ireland, Roosky. Ирландия: Руски

Vote "yes" for the same sex marriage

The other day we were driving with my host from a little Irish town to an even smaller one and picked up a hitchhiker. As I've already mentioned there are very few people who live in this part of the country leave alone hitch. He was a guy of about middle age coming back home from the party.
- So, did you vote?
- Yes, I did.
- May I ask?..
- I voted Yes.
Later when we were drinking tea in his beautiful timber house in the woods he told us the story of his marriage and divorce.
- We split up twelve years ago.
- How long were you married?
- For twenty six years. And now my ex-wife has a new boyfriend. It's actually a woman. And they seem to be happy together.

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Rindoon castle (Rinn Dúin) - “The Fort of the Promontory”

“The fort at Rindoon was first built by ancient tribes that lived in Roscommon, as they could see that it was easily defended from land or water. It was the forerunner of forts that were built here by every tribe, troop or territory snatcher that visited the Roscommon side of the lake. The Christians later used this landing point for boating to their many island settlements. This facility was brutally taken from them by hairy, horny, foreign, frightening, fighting Vikings, who just appeared in huge dragon-headed boats on the lake. Over the following years this landing point changed hands many times between the Vikings and the Kings of Connaught. However it was the Normans who turned Rindoon into a stone city with castles, churches, defences and dwelling places for a great many people. Again, it changed hands between the Normans and the O’Conor Kings many times, and it was considered at least as important as Athlone. But it had no and never could have a bridge across the Shannon. For this reason, the time came when it was totally abandoned with its castles, churches and windmills.” (P. Watson “Roscommon Folk Tales”)