One day when classes were over early, I took a bus to see the O'Flaherty Castle, Augnanure Castle near Oughterard. My great-grandmother was an O'Flaherty, descended from "The Ferocious O'Flahertys" so I decided to check out the family home. At one time there was a sign on the west wall of the city of Galway that said, "From the Ferocious O'Flahertys, Lord deliver us."
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Later on in town, I found Breathnach's Bar. Breathnach is the Irish derivative of my maiden name, Walsh. So naturally, I had to stop in and visit my shirt tail relatives there. The owner who goes by Breathnach instead of Walsh, posed for a picture with me.
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