Category Archives: 2017 Ireland

Not much to report on today, as it seems we overstayed Ireland by 1 day and therefore did very little today (alternately, you could say that I planned a Sunday return only to find out our return flight was MONDAY … Continue reading →

August 5 2017 First, Happy Birthday to my mom! We had a very basic itinerary today: travel back to Dublin and make one stop at Glendalough (glen-da-lock) along the way. Glendalough was my choice, because it was supposedly the site … Continue reading →

Aug 4 2017 Today begins with a story. Part One: Back about 25 or 30 years ago, when Jeff was a fairly avid golfer and his mom was a fairly avid knitter, she knit him the most amazing golfer clown … Continue reading →

August 3 2017 Ireland has seriously undersold itself in the castle and cathedral business. When people talk about going on trips to see castles, they talk about hiking in Scotland or river cruises in Germany, but there are scores of … Continue reading →

Aug 2 2017 Well, we did it again. After failing to update our host with breakfast preferences, another Irish Fry promptly appeared before us as soon as we sat down. I managed to sneak my sausages and one of my … Continue reading →

I insisted on a early start today, based on several recommendations I found on the trusty internet, but my family was unimpressed when the alarm went off at 7 am. We had our second Irish Fry in as many days … Continue reading →

July 31 2017 We had to get up a decent time today (9:00) in order to make it for our breakfast (included). We daringly all ordered the “Irish Fry” which consisted of toast and jam, 2 large slabs of back … Continue reading →

July 30 2017 We got up promptly at 10 or 10:30 to get a good start on the day and headed off for our B&B in Doolin. This entailed hugging the coast on roads that got narrower and narrower and … Continue reading →

July 29 2017 We drove to Galway today but made a stop along the way in Kilbeggan (pop. 1,288), because it’s the home town of a friend from work. As an unexpected bonus, the Kilbeggan distillery is located in the … Continue reading →

July 28 2017 With plans to meet the others at the Barracks Museum at 11:00 we  cleverly slept until 10:30, which is what being awake for 36 hours does to you, I guess. But I will say this – Jeff … Continue reading →