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Dublin to Rock of Cashel
... work. I sent Ann Marie in to talk with the parking attendant and she was quite annoyed with me when he said, "that isn't our parking ticket-thingy" (okay perhaps he used a different term.) Ends up I had been trying to use the one from the parking lot at Dulles. Stupid American take one. The roads of Dublin were blissfully deserted. Was everyone at church? Or was everyone sleeping off a late Saturday night? I managed to get onto the right road with ...
Waterford....Vedrafjord - 'windy city'
... by the Vikings in the 9th century. It was taken over by the Anglo-Norman invaders of the 12th century. Our local guide let us know, among many interesting historical facts, that Waterford is NOT named for the crystal factory!! It's Norse name was Vedrafjord, meaning 'windy fjord.'
Tomorrow, we're off to kiss the Blarney Stone....well, some of us are.
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Medieval Kilkenny
... and was once the capitol of all Ireland. Narrow streets are lined with quaint shops and restaurants, all sporting wonderfully decorated windows and most with typical Irish names; i.e., O'Gorman's, Murphy's, etc. Although the town is extremely old and historical, the clothing shops hold haute fashion ...
Rolling with the Punches
... it was possible to have a MORE beautiful drive, but it actually was.
When we got to Glendalough, we parked by Upper Lake. Unfortunately, the parking lot closes at 6pm and they make a big deal out of not being able to get your car out later than that, so as it was nearly 4pm we had to take the shorter 5km walk, called the Spinc. "Spinc" comes from the Irish "An Spinc" which means "pointed hill." ...
Good for the Soul
... infatuation with potatoes. The cottage pie meals were topped with mashed potatoes and served with a side of chips, and the Guiness casserole meals had potatoes in the stew, and then were topped with mash.
From there we meandered our way down to Stonyford and the Lawcus Farm Guest House. We found this beautiful, idyllic place on the internet and it turns out to get all top reviews on Trip Advisor. With good reason. The farm occupies 10 acres ...


