We stayed here for two nights, an historic B&B in Dublin.
Our first night in Dublin we stumbled into a James Joyce exhibit
Old Dublin wall and gates from 1240 AD
St. Ann's Church of Ireland, first built in 1720
Grafton St. where locals and tourists congregate.
The 'Long Room' at Trinity college
It takes a lot of dusting in this room!
Tour of the Guinness factory
After touring, we got our fill with a penthouse view of Dublin
John Lanes Church in the foreground; The harbor in the background
Writing on the windows
Jameson Distillery. Another beverage Gary has come to appreciate!
Dublin Castle, established by King John of England in 1204 AD
Christ Church Cathedral, founded in 1028 AD
Ha'penny Bridge built in 1816 over the River Liffey
Temple Bar area with its medieval street pattern and narrow cobbled streets
The drive to Galway with opposite-side driving. Yikes!
Quay St in Galway. More narrow, medieval streets.
The only certified dealers of the famous 'claddagh' ring.
Gary purchased a beautiful Claddaugh Ring here for me.
Another stop for a local 'pint'.
Gary told this Irishman that he looked like Paul Newman, so he yacked our ears off. Loved his accent!
The bartender who spoke Gaelic for us. On the wall, lots of police and fire patches from around the world.
This lady is a superb pie maker! We had traditional meat pie and dessert pie here.
One night seeing 'Trad on the Prom' - traditional Irish music and dance.
View on the walk to a well-known church in Galway.
Castles on the drive to Cliffs of Moher
The Cliffs of Moher
Wild fuchsias lined the roadside everywhere
The drive to Dingle
An unexpected ferry ride near Shannon
Narrow roads not too safe for bikers
Just outside our hotel in Dingle
The Dingle Harbor
The Harringtons restaurant
Delicious Guinness stew and a couple pints
These nice locals joined us for the music.
The musicians did not disappoint
A common road sign...merge?
Another castle stop on the way to Cork.
We took a pedestrian city walk in the Shandon area of Cork
The two-faced clock tower - they never tell the same time
We played this tune on the bells of Shandon to rave reviews by passer-bys!
Up we go to the top of the bell tower, hearing protection in place!
View from the top of the tower.
Time for a pint, but Murphy's is the choice here.
A little drive to the port town of Kinsale
Seagul on the menu?
The Kinsale harbor, and a nice place to say goodbye to Ireland
