22. SVT - An amenable river

Location: 53.63385, -8.305836   You may wish to observe the river up close by turning right at the T-junction. You will see about twenty fishing docks for the nearby Cuisle Holiday Centre a.k.a Donamon Castle. This is Ireland's leading wheelchair accessible resort and is the Irish Wheelchair Association's National Holiday Centre. It is located within the magnificent 50 acre site of Donamon Castle. Cuisle is a truly unique place where you can escape, unwind and relax. The centre has a fleet of wheelchair accessible transportation that guests can use to travel to and from their homes as well as on day trips, which they regularly organise. After crossing the Suck once again, you may wish to park up and enjoy the river as it passes by. There are some ornate passing docks along the bridge to allow to fish or observe in comfort. Charlie Clarke's sister, Jane Clarke is a poet and was instrumental in making the audio pieces on this guide happen. Her hearty laugh can be heard with her mother, Dora, on many of the funnier pieces. Many of her pieces are inspired by the river itself: The River What surprises me now is not that you're gone but how I go on without you, as if I'd lost no more than a finger. My hand still strong, perhaps stronger, can do what it must, like carving your name on a branch from the beech by the Suck, letting the river take you, so I can call myself free. Only sometimes, like yesterday or the day before, last night or this morning, the river flows backwards, uphill to my door. Jane Clarke