Local poet William Allingham may well have had Lough Eske in mind when he wrote his poem, 'Four Ducks on a Pond': -

Four ducks on a pond,
A grass-bank beyond,
A blue sky of spring,
White clouds on...

On a tour beginning in Bunbeg and ending in Lisdoonvarna, Western Ireland is replete with lively pubs, picturesque byways lined with boggy pastures, quaint villages, and songs with a strong sense of...