Mind Your Will

Congratulations are in order to my uncle, Dr Hugh O'Donnell on the recent publication of his book.

https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Your-Will-Hugh-/dp/1788039653

Poulnabrone Domen, County CLare

This is the Poulnabrone dolmen  near Ballyvaughan in County Clare. It is the country's most well known dolmen and an iconic image of Ireland itself. The name comes from the Irish meaning "hole of the Quern stones" and it is approximately 5000 years old, older than the pyramids of Giza and Stonehenge. Sadly like so much of our unique heritage, it is poorly protected by the state and is watched over in daylight hours only by just one person. The Office of Public Works acquired the site in the late 1990s and since then the amounts of visitors to the free site has exploded. There are no facilities on the site and it is not unusual for tourists to dismantle the nearby old stone walls and built their own dolmens or to use the dolmen as a toilet. It is sad to be such a lack of respect among tourists and one wonders why the state does not encourage more respect to be shown?