Hook Peninsula
From Europe by Motorhome (with kids...) in Churchtown, Ireland on Jun 05 '07
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Beach AND Sun (a rarity)
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We drove around the Hook peninsula stopping at a small beach for lunch, which was lovely in the sunshine. Not lovely enough to swim in the freezing water as some of the locals were doing though!
The Hook peninsula has a couple of claims to fame including the oldest working lighthouse in the world and secondly, and much more interesting :-) a well-known phrase. “By hook or by crook” was said by Oliver Cromwell and refers to the two places a possible landing could take place in order to invade the town of Waterford. Cool eh!
“By hook or by crook” was said by Oliver Cromwell
Lighthouse at the end of the peninsula
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The scenery around the Hook peninsula is nice, but not spectacular so wouldn’t make my ‘must-do’ places to see.
Dave.
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