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283 km and 4 hours later after a most boring trip across Irelend from Clifden in the beautiful Connemara west to Dublin in the east on the M6 we managed to negotiate our way to the highly recommended Marion House B&B, http://www.marianguesthouse.ie/ . The rooms were large and very nice with late 1800s furniture.
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Visiting the ancestral home
... It is still very austere and bloody freezing, being constructed completely of stone. There is glass in the windows but this was not always the case as it was believed fresh air would assist the prevention of spread of disease. It must have been bitter in the winters. They incarcerated men, women and sadly children here who were not segregated from one another. The two youngest inmates were a 5 year old boy and a six year old girl. One of them had stolen a shirt and the other ...
Day 26
... Watched a harrased mother trying to catch her 4 year old. He was running round a table with a couple of woman sitting at it. Each time she walked around one side he bolted around the other. She was slowly boiling up as she was carrying all their stuff as well. Couldn't believe he two woman didn't help her, stepped over and caught the little sod as he ran past and gave him to mum. She was very thankful but I think he was in for ...
More exciting research contacts
... br> Tonight we are going to see an Oscar Wilde play at a theatre about 3 blocks from where we live - I hope that we can take in a number of cultural events while we are here. Today I joined one of the student groups on campus - the HIST (historical society) sponsors famous speakers (like Romeo D'Allaire) as well as debates amongst themselves. Tomorrow the debate is based on the statement "We should NOT re-elect Barack Obama". I think it will be a hoot.
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Finally
... right in the middle of the city. I've only taken 250 pictures so far. Ha. The hotels we've been staying at are great. All of them are either big and "castle-y" or small and quaint. The food is also great- including haggis. Tomorrow we will be touring Dublin and going to either the Jameson distillery or the Guiness "factory". We can pick where we want to go. I'll probably go to Guiness. I'll write more later. It's time for dinner. See ...