Tag: Ireland
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May 28, 2023 – Back home from Ireland
It was a great trip to Ireland but there are still plenty of things to see and do there. The Irish are friendly, helpful and funny and it certainly helps to visit a country where English is spoken. The costs are reasonable and it’s fairly easy to get around. The photo is of a Friday…
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May 19, 2023 – Galway to Dingle, Ireland
Took a train and two buses from Galway to Dingle, about eight and a half hours for the trip. Think it only cost about $40. Arrived around 7 PM and didn’t get many photos. A couple are of my Airbnb. It’s a small apartment that’s too nice. The pudding was in the grocery store, SuperValu,…
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May 18, 2023 – Galway, Ireland
Went on a day tour to the Aran Islands, Inisheer to be specific, and to the Cliffs of Moher, one of the best sights in Ireland. Saw some of the region known as the Burren, too. The Burren is a landscape of broken limestone. It looks desolate but many unique plants have been discovered there.…
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May 17, 2023 – Galway, Ireland
Did a walk suggested in Rick Steves’ guide to Ireland. The walk started at Eyre Square with the square itself. There’s a bust of John F Kennedy there. He visited Galway in 1963 a few months before he was assassinated. Other sights were Lynch’s Castle, St Nicholas Cathedral where Columbus is said to have visited…
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May 16, 2023 – Derry, NI to Galway, Ireland
Took a bus five and a half hours from Derry to Galway. N8ce countryside to look at along the way. One of the photos shows the route but it wasn’t 3 hours, 40 minutes. That’s if you havevyour own car. The bus was fine and a lot cheaper than renting a car. Driving is a…
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May 9, 2023 – Dublin, Ireland
Went on an excellent day tour to Bru na Boinne about an hour’s bus ride north of Dublin. Bru na Boinne is a Neolithic ruin site with several passage tombs under great man-made mounds. These tombs and other artifacts date back to about 3500 BC, 1000 years older than the Egyptian pyramids and 500 years…
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May 8, 2023 – Dublin, Ireland
Visited Trinity College, established in 1592. The big attraction is The Book of Kells, an ancient manuscript painstakingly created by monks around 800 AD. It’s the book of gospels of apostles Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The Book of Kells is written in Latin and adorned to the hilt with intricate drawings. The book is…
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May 7, 2023 – Dublin, Ireland
Arrived in Dublin, Ireland this morning. The weather was good, not raining. It rains a bit in Ireland so I had a good afternoon of sightseeing in the center of the city. Saw a little of Dublin Castle, St Patrick’s Cathedral, Christ Church Cathedral, Temple Bar area, River Liffey. My Airbnb host gave some recommendations…
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