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It's a Staycation!
... Then, we went to Dublin Castle. It was a fun tour, and we got to see a lot of rooms that are still in use, like the hall where President Michael D. Higgins was recently inaugurated, which I recognized after watching it on TV! It was mixed with some interesting history, because during remodeling in the 1980s they discovered the foundations of a powder tower and Viking wall beneath the castle, so we ...
Back to Dublin I go!!!!!!!
... were very please to see me back in Dublin and all the consultants had been asking Emma when I was coming back as they heard good things about me from Emma. They have plenty of work on at the moment and with me going to the Breakfast Temping on Monday morning they will all get to meet me and I get to meet a few more new people too. So it looks like I'm going to be busy work wise...Which is what I need to be as I need the money......
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Day 11
... I thought would be ******** but turned out to be true is that they start drinking as soon as the pub doors opens. There have been people in pubs drinking a pint of Guinness every morning may not be many but you will see at least one at every pub and its always a Guinness in hand. Ireland is an amazing place with amazing people and one absolutely insane music festival to quote Arni "ill be ...
Back to Dublin and a Guiness Tour
... I don't like beer though so James got to drink two pints in the twenty minutes we sat there (which is a lot of guiness in such little time!). Afterward we checked out the gift shop and then went and caught up with Bill who went outside when we went to pour our pints.
We all walked back to the hotel afterward and James and I went up to nap and work on our blog (but picked up some fish and chips on the way) while Karen and Bill continued to walk around ...
One for the road
... whiskey manufacture, and then a chance to sample the product.
The first whiskey in Tullamore was distilled in 1829, the company passed through a few hands until it was bought by Daniel E Williams – hence the name Tullamore DEW. The company had about 3500 employees in the best years and Williams was also responsible for getting electricity to Tullamore, the first telephone exchange, and he also ran an ...


