Joe Mahon

Throughout their visit Joe understands that the bees do not exist in their observable home of the Beehouse in the middle of the city. In its place, the Beehouse is just a copy of the one that once available at Ashford House. And pleasuring Joe to some of their beekeeper, wares, shows Joe, Sean Barrett the rather incompetent wicker hives which bees utilized to be kept in and chats regarding the unusual plants their bees are fractional in recent times.

Prime location of Middletown in the center of three counties creates for a wonderful transport hub as Joe understands when he meets Joe Jordan, bus driver, an all-time transport devotee. The two Joes discuss regarding days of Middletown as a coaching town and regarding the first Ulster Transport Authority bus to Monaghan in the year 1957.

In its place of just passing throughout as several often do, Joe takes the enough time to find out Middletown, finding out Creevekeeran, a cleaned out castle hidden beneath what seems from the external like a massive tree.

Brian Gilmore from the Tynan Historical Society and Middletown takes Joe inner side to find out the ruins as well as entertain him with tales of the brutal past of these charming ruins. Joe is even treated to a sight of what the castle appeared like in the 19th Century without its verdant disguise. Joe rounds off their visit in the Caledon where Theresa O'Brien of the Lace Guild of Northern Ireland, informs them regarding Jane McClean, the wife of rector from Tynan who assisted bring lace-making to Ulster. On the other hand, Theresa illustrates Joe some very extraordinary pieces of their own work still in strike condition later than the period of 40 years.