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We landed in Dublin from a ferry we caught at Hollyhead, Wales. After spending the night in Dublin, we drove to the western part of the country and then south, making a circle that ended in Dublin again. We stayed the night at Galway (2 nights), Limerick, Killarney, Cork, and Killkenny.
Here are a few of our pictures (in no particular order). Click on the thumbnail to see a larger version of the picture.
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| There are fewer thatched roofs in Ireland than there once was, mainly because fire insurance is much higher. | The wall around Trim Castle. This wall was used in the filming of the movie Braveheart. | Church ruins, cemetery, and tower. Notice the high door to the tower. Monks climbed a ladder to reach the door, then pulled it up when Viking invaders attacked them. |
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Another
view of the cemetery and tower. |
Trim
Castle |
Grave
marker outside The Rock of Cashel. |
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Cathederal
in Dublin |
Door
at The Rock of Cashel |
Not
sure. I believe it is a horse hitching ring. |
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Cliffs
of Moher |
Barrel |
Blarney
Castle Tower |
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Another
view of Blarney Tower. This is from the top of the Castle. |
Blarney
Castle. Yes, we kissed the stone. |
Poulnabrone
Dolmen. This is an ancient burial site - about 5,000 years old. It is
about 1,000 years older than Stonehenge. |
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Kylemore
Abbey. Built in the 1860's, it is now a girls' boarding school and is
run by the Irish Benedictine Nuns |
Lismore,
County Waterford. Notice Pam patiently waiting at a door on the right. |
King
John's Castle in Limerick. Picture taken from a pub across the River
Shannon. |
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Muckross
House, Killarney |
View
from Muckross House |
On
the Ring of Kerry |
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Ross
Tower, Killarney |
Ross
Tower, Killarney |
Typical
sign post |
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Tower
at Rock of Cashel |
Blarney
Castle |
Another
thatched roof |