The society’s tour to Mayo is on Saturday, 27 July. We will depart the car park in front of St Mel’s Cathedral, Longford, at 9.00am, and go first to the Michael Davitt Museum in Straide. Here we will have a guided tour of the museum, plus a visit to Davitt’s grave and the abbey adjacent to the museum. The next stop will be for refreshments in the Synge and Byrne Café, in the Museum of Country Life, Turlough, Castlebar. We then tour the museum, with public guided tours available at 2.00pm and 3.00pm. We will follow this with a meal at the Gateway Hotel, Swinford. We will be arriving back in Longford at 6.30pm approx. The total cost is €70 per person. Please book with John McGagh, 087 6684791, as soon as possible and no later than 20 July.
