BENCHMARKS continued
'Roll up ! Roll up, ladies. Today's special is a large chunky slice of brickie, flambéed in amber liquor and served with a generous helping of boxty.'
This one is on a building on Main Street in Ballybofey, perhaps formerly a bank but now a restaurant. Across the street is the Garda barracks. When Benchmarker was a young chiseller (pun intended), once a month he would travel with his father, a garda, from the home kebele of Convoy to the distant metropolis of Stranolor/Ballybofey for a short back and sides. Usually always afterwards a visit was paid to the barracks for a chin-wag on trends amongst the local criminal fraternity. Happy days! But sadly no 'marks appear to exist now in Convoy.
Below: The 'mark on Main street, Ballybofey.
Above: Ballybofey looking towards Stranolor with the 'mark just to the left of the entrance door.