This Is Ireland

 For such a small country

Ireland is one of the most beautiful

to explore.

Our 10 day excursion

was packed with the sounds, 

the sights, and the tastes

and a hundred thousand welcomes.

"Ce'ad mile fa'ilte"

We drove in a counterclockwise circle,

 starting and ending in Dublin.


How these early people built these ancient tombs (3000 BC)

remains a mystery.

The largest Norman castle in Ireland is the Trim Castle,

 completed in 1220.
If you recognize it, it was used as the castle in
Braveheart in1994.

Irish weather can be completely unpredictable.
The beautiful Cliffs of Moher on the western coast
were shrouded in fog,

 

But still impressive in the mist.

We eventually made our way to the Dingle Peninsula.
This is what everyone thinks Ireland should look like

and it does.

We took a tour and stopped at the beach

where the movie "Ryan's Daughter" was filmed.

The Atlantic pounds on the western rocky coast

creating spectacular cliffs.

 Just in case,
you have to be reminded,
to take a slow and easy pace

you might have to share
while exploring those back roads.

An Irish Blessing.

May the road rise to meet you,
may the wind be ever at your back. 

May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and the rains fall soft upon your fields. 

And until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of his hand.

Until Next Time-