WEXFORD - WATERFORD

Two fascinating days down here.  I started in Wexford's 1798 street (I bet not many towns have a street name which is just a number).  I ran along the main road, in the constant company of lorries heading for the port of Rosslare. An attempted diversion along a minor road was quickly abandoned when I was attacked by 3 angry dogs.  Is it better to be hit by a lorry, than to be bitten by dogs?

Wexford is a land with many statues of men holding snooker cues.

Disaster! Could only find one tea shop along the route and it was closed for holidays! 

Near Scullabogue - another part of the 1798 story.

I'm a big fan of memorials.  Not so keen on crosses but these guys are great.

Eventually made it into New Ross for the night.  After 22 miles, I was too tired to walk into the town for a meal, so ate a sandwich and Chelsea bun from Tesco for tea.  It was a noisy B&B but I'd no trouble sleeping.

Next morning, I had a brief meeting with JFK in New Ross before leaving for the hot 13 mile run to Waterford. 

New Ross is also famous for giving a name to Liverpool's ground -Anfield.  A local man owned land of that name in New Ross and, many years ago when he emigrated, he transferred it to the new stadium.

Waterford is a great town with the prettiest railway station I've seen so far.  The place was full of Americans.  One with a large beer-belly jokingly told me he was fighting anorexia - and was winning😀