After picking up our son at the Dublin Airport, we headed northwest to County Mayo. It was a 3 hour drive. We met the husband of the owner of our rental vacation house in a tiny town called Ballyvarry. We then followed him to the house -- down the road to Carrowkeel, down another road, past a campground and down another long country road. We arrived at the rental house and was greeted by the owner Ann Marie who had brought us a homemade cake called "treacle".
We were given a tour of the beautiful house with hardwood floors, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a washer and dryer. The backyard was large and very green. The view out the front windows was mesmerizing. During our three day stay at this house, I often stood by the window and gazed at all the beauty of the countryside.
My 2nd great grandparents, Thomas Chambers and Ann Kilroy Chambers raised their family in the townland of Letter (not more than 15 minutes away) in a rural setting, probably much like Carrowkeel.
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