on 11/7/01 2:57 pm, buttery at bbuttery@mnsi.net wrote: > Dear Friends, > I hope to visit Fishguard for a day/night en route to Ireland. I note( > from Canada) that the Ferry to Rosslare goes about 9am so I need to stay > overnight. I would be most grateful if a local person could recommend a > bed and breakfast for one at a reasonable rate.I would be coming about > September 21st.to go on the ferry on Sept.22nd. > My ancestors Harries, Davies and Meyler came from Fishguard and I want > to photograph places around the town. I would probably have trvelled by > bus or train from Llanelli- in case that affects where one stays. > Unfortunately as a child I only rushed through these two towns and now I > want to see them more. > Any advice would be welcome and appreciated.. > Yours, Jane Hi Jane When you are in Fishguard you must visit the Seaways Bookshop, 12 West Street - you may be able to find a book with old photographs of the area like the one published by Pembrokeshire County Council: "Fishguard & Goodwick in Old Photographs" (ISBN 190155001X) If you have time also try to see the Last Invasion Tapestry which was (when I saw it a few years ago) in St Mary's Church Hall in Main Street (very close to The Square, opposite St Mary's Church). Gerry Lewis