Ok, so these are NOT in order, but that really isn't all that important, is it? This was Day 2. We are in Youghal (pronounced You!). It was off and on threatening rain, but we enjoyed every minute of it.
This was actually Day 1. We went to Cobh (pronounced Cove). Probably the most interesting day as it has quite the history. Both the Titanic and the Lusitania had their last "port of call" here. There was a great museum, too. The 3 children in the statue are Annie Moore and her two brothers. They were the first immigrants to disembark at Ellis Island. During the potato famine almost half of Ireland left for richer lands.
This is our hotel, our car, our food, and our view!! Can't get much better!
This is Blarney Castle. Another great day. I tried to get Dad kissing the famous "Blarney stone" but it was tricky! The castle was unique and the grounds were lovely!By the time we left, we were wishing we had Irish roots-- and Dad was relaxing some when he drove :-)
2 comments:
What a beautiful country! Thanks for giving us a taste of it. So glad you got to get away!
Oh, I love them! An irish lady at MSBC asked me about your visit. (Jo had told her about it.) I pulled up the blog to tell her where you had been and her first question was "did he kiss the blarney rock?" ha! never heard of it and will have to do some research about. Beautiful beautiful countryside. So glad you got to get away and enjoy something new!
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