Visitors want more than natural beauty

SEÁN O’RIORDAN’S article headlined ‘Where the streets have no gain’ (Irish Examiner, August 5) painted a grim picture of the summer season in Glengarriff, and I am very sorry that such is the case.

Growing up in Beara many moons ago, I remember how popular Glengarriff was among US and British tourists. But there used to be a saying in Beara: “Sure there is only a spell in everything.”

Tourist attitudes have changed; their practices and priorities have become more diverse. No longer does the beauty of the countryside hold sway.