In the central square of Lisdoonvarna, there are some musicians. They both have instruments, except the fiddler is having some trouble playing his, due to the sad stub of a bow in his right hand. The problem is just that his bodhran away. We hung around in Lisdoonvarna, got groceries and ice cream, ate our picnic dinner, got some tea so we could sit in a nice restaurant for an hour, and wrote post cards. Then we went to the Smokehouse, a pub that we heard would have a good session, and we tried the local microbrewery's stout, which was good. And the session was fine. But we found the session in Doolin was actually better, one of our two favorites during the trip. And they had Murphy's Irish stout, which revolutionized the Rose-Weiss household's relationship to beer.    Co Clare, Ireland -- 7/16/2014