National Gallery of Ireland @ Merrion Square Dublin

Hans felt like staying at home - to work?? I felt like going to the National Art Gallery. It was a lovely day for a walk - sunny and crisp. I walked through Trinity campus on the way, tried to find a museum building we had seen only as far as the foyer (but couldn't find it), got a bit lost, then found my way to the Ireland National Art Gallery. I …

Today began and ended with rain. We decided to use a wet weather programme. So my Mom, Marisa and Liam went to the National Gallery, and Dad and I went to the National Library of Ireland. After having a short look around the Library, we took out a microfiche of the Church records from Valleymount. To our surprise, we quite easily came across …

I left Annapolis and flew to Atlanta on Sunday afternoon, eager to cross the pond later Sunday evening. To ensure a first class seat, true Blaha stand-by style, I decided to reach Manchester via Dublin.

I arrived in Dublin around 7am Monday morning, after a good meal, entertaining movie, and comfy (albeit short) sleep! Per my travel-savy …

The next day we headed south for Dublin. En route we stopped at Bru Na Bionne, a series of prehistoric ritual sites (Kirsty was pretty excited to visit these). We visited Newgrange a dome enclosure / tomb built in direct line so that for 17mins every year the sun is at a precise angle to illuminate the inside of the chamber. I thought it was …