Just go with the flow

CASTLETOWSHEND in west Cork is a one street village – but what a street.

Steep as a ski-slope, it slides precipitously right down to sea level in a bit of a rush. But, worry not – two trees have been planted in the middle of the street to slow your trajectory.

That tree feature dates to the 1800s, although the originals have had to be replaced with two younger sycamores in recent years. Not much else changes too quickly in this slow-growing, time-warp village.