Day 78 - Saturday, March 19th, 2011

An early evening foray was made via a 128 bus to the Bleeding Horse to watch the culmination of the 2011 Six Nations rugby tournament - a pleasing development purely as it means that a temporary end to those disgustingly awful Guinness ads where nonsensical hyperbole is spouted to a backdrop of various constipated-looking green-jerseyed folk. Thankfully the rugby itself was a delight to watch, with Ireland dominating proceedings from the get-go and running out easy 24-8 winners, filling us with hope that a very decent World Cup run may occur in the autumn.

Joining in the celebrations was a delightful medley of Cavan folk - sibling Austin, the Delaney siblings, the Maguire siblings, the Connolly siblings, Lady Ann-marie Ferguson, Cathal Cronin and Gearoid Cassidy. Several honoured non-Cavan guests were also present in the guise of Papa David Lavignotte, Doctor Trevor Underwood and a host of other luminaries.

Onwards to The Palace Bar, former undisputed home of TNDC darts, where The Equaliser and I threw a number of arrows, and were joined by some random others, who certainly knew how to play. After a couple of refreshing drink fusions, each with alcohol-based containments, it was time to forego the salivating temptations of Flannery's and head home, for an early-morning flight was looming large......

Standing round the fire, watching the rugby....

Contentment :  14 / 25
Excitement :     3.5 / 10
Memorability :  4.5 / 15

Overall Score : 44% (15th out of 78)