May 22, 2008 - Clonakilty - The Railway Museum

The day dawned bright and sunny; what a difference 24 hours can make. Timmie & Esther collected us and we struck off for Clonakilty and the Model Railroad Museum. The village overlooks Clonakilty Bay on the coast road. As soon as you walk into the model village, you are taken back in time to imagine life as it was in the 1940's. The miniature models represent the old West Cork Railway line and the models and figurines are all handmade at the village to a scale of 1:24. Some areas represent the seaside villages complete with lighthouse;...