These young men are Benjamin and Simon, two German blacksmiths whom I met at the supermarket on my way home. They are journeymen, and their plan is to travel around the Atlantic coast and find work. They might stay in Ireland for a couple of months. If you meet them, please assist them with a lift or a place to stay over night. They have already slept outdoors, and they have no tent. I still feel bad because I did very little for them, but I met them right after I spent my only ten euros on groceries, and I had very little petrol left in the tank too. Otherwise I would drive them all the way to Youghal where they were heading to.
During our drive we had the chance for a chat, and later I read more about the Journeyman quest in the internet.
A journeyman is a skilled worker…
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poetry, photos and musings oh my! 
Thanks for sharing this – it was a fascinating post.
Thank you Mary. I enjoyed it myself and shall keep an eye out for the Journeymen.