At 9:15 AM we embarked for Coole Park, erstwhile home of Lady Gregory. Who was Lady Gregory? LG (as her friedns called her) was a member of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy and an influential friend of WB Yeats. She provided a kind of home for him and the scenes for at least one of his famous poems, The Wild Swans at Coole. Here's yours truly standing at the steps that once led up to the house.
The house is gone now. It was torn down shortly after Lady Gregory's death in 1932. The foundation of the house is visible behind the NEH group here:
We headed down to the lake on the property hoping to catch a glimpse of a swan or two. All I got on camera was my suitemate Tom rejoicing in digital technology:
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