SNIPPET: Readers of Dublin's "Ireland of the Welcomes" magazine shared their comments in the Nov-Dec 2005 issue: Deanna BLOUGH, Jefferson, OH wrote: "August 2004 found my husband and I winging our way to Ireland to attend the McGREEVY Clan Gathering in Co. Cavan. I found information about it while researching my ggrandmother's roots and thought it would be good to go along. My husband, bless his German, French and English heart, agreed and plans were made. We flew into a wonderful sunrise, and as our plane circled Dublin Airport prior to landing we could see that it was raining on the ground. Through breaks in the clouds, I could see glimpses of the beautiful green and gold of the countryside. After we landed and finally set foot on Irish soil, I experienced a wonderful feeling of coming home. It explained my emotions in the weeks prior to our departure: not excitement about finally going to make a trip I'd dreamed of all my life; rather one of peace, that this was what we were meant to do. The Gathering was wonderful - cousins from Ireland, England, France, the USA and Australia toured McGREEVY lands in Cavan, Roscommon and Down. We made such great friends and learned so much about our heritage. The big Gala was a total delight, and two of my young cousins from OH sang a song with me which my aunt and their grandmother had written about Ireland many years before. The words had never really meant much to me until I actually spent time in your lovely land. I am planning on returning in 2006, when the McGREEVY Clan will come together again in Co. Cavan. I hope that we can stay longer than two weeks the next time. Although I have not yet found out where in Ireland my ancestors were born, I'll be content to be in their homeland. Thanks for taking me back through the pages of your magazine." Dick and Jane BOWLER, Arlington, MA shared: "This June, my brother John and I, with our wives visited Ireland and particularly the 'Kingdom of Kerry.' The weather being perfect made our trip delightful. My wife and I have been to your lovely country many times, and with the use of a rental car, we were able to show Jack and Fran the byways of Ireland ... Our surname is BOWLER, so of course we searched out and found Ballybowler on the Dingle Peninsula, not far from the town of Dingle (An Daingean). The photograph which I enclose shows John and I standing on a bridge that is a stone's throw from Ballybowler. Upon returning home, we received the July-Aug 2005 issue of IOTW with an article on 'The Butter Road.' We found to our surprise and great joy, a picture which we believe to be this very bridge. Apparently this bridge has historical significance - it was named the Garfinny Bridge and dates back to the 16th century, a great tribute to the stone masons of that time. If this bridge is the same as the one in your magazine, it will certainly make our trip all the more wonderful ..." (The editor, who printed the photo, confirmed that it was the same bridge, a wonderful example of dry-stone craftsmanship).