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Limerick Slideshow
Limerick
Travel Blogs from Limerick, Ireland
A penninsula day
No dramatic stories today! First off a Happy Birthday to my sister, Jackie! I am carrying your card around with me- no mail slot at the airport. We drove out on the Dingle penninsula yesterday. It was a beautiful day and the highlight ...
Weekend in Limerick
... it to the market and get some FRESH food! On Sunday morning, I woke up and went to mass at St. Johns Cathedral downtown Limerick. It was beautiful! Even though it was an 'older crowd' at mass, I am still glad I went and checked it ...
Crossing the country by train
We met up with my friend Adain and headed west by train to meet my friends Paudi and Donogh at their college in ...
4 days to go...
Well the time is counting down now with only four days to go before heading off on the North America tour....watch this space ...
Touched by and IRISH angel
... there chatting about a recent horse race (BIG deal here) and I asked them when it opens. They said there's only one pharmacy open in Limerick on a Sunday and it was far away. But a really nice old man directed me to it, waited on me, directed me to ...
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE STORY
We were relieved and happy to have our car keys and so we set off for Killarney National Park and Muckross House, near Killarney. We arrived there sans cash but with our credit card. As we were walking in to the grand house for a tour, an ...
Day 2
... the city to our hotel and we checked in. After a morning exploration of the city (nothing exciting happened, apparently on Sunday mornings in Limerick everyone is at mass), we ate a late breakfast and then took a nap. That night I went to a pub with a ...
King Johns Castle
... 30 pieces of silver used to purchase Jesus' identity. The highlight of the trip was the visit to King John's Castle in Limerick center along the Shannon river. Kayla was promptly placed in stocks for getting mouthy, and i was subsequently ordered to the ...
And we wrote a limerick about it...
... bit. So beautiful and peaceful, yet Limerick isn't really all that great. Its pretty dirty and boring. We wrote a limerick about it. "None of us like Limerick because of its stench We are trying to find the Shannon River ...
Interesting Animals/ "Ireland's Prettiest Village"
... each other. It reminded us of how our Roxy and Chris & Erin's Sofie play together. The passage through the Limerick area was very trying due to rush hour traffic and very difficult to follow directions. The problem is that very ...
Stab city
... luke to tell him when we would arrive, so we just had to hope he would be at the train station when we arrived in Limerick. The train ride was really pretty and Luke was there waiting for us when we finally arrived. He took us on a sight seeing tour ...
Friends, Friends and More Friends
... ages and everyone was really enjoying the music. Then on Sunday I slept in a little bit and then went shopping with Hailey in Limerick. I only got a couple things and we just walked around the city for a little while. I also planned a trip to London and ...
sitting in the library...
so i haven't updated in a while and i have about 6 entries that i need to post, but i've been super busy with midterms! i miss everyone and this weekend i will hopefully be posting pictures and entries of everything that i did while i was in the UK. i ...
Following the Western Coast
... sprouted up along the path into the center, and then walked back across the highway to our car and turned south again towards Limerick. We drove along the coast and then cut east along the Shannon River to arrive at Bunratty Castle just in time for our ...
There Once Was a Man From Limerick . . .
... heart of Limerick. I woke up from sleeping on the aisle on the floor the bus when we came to a stop. “Limerick?” I asked semi-conscious. “No we are at a tourist information center about twenty minutes outside of town. Bathroom ...
Hellooooo Ireland :)
... were looking for, but we ended up getting off the bus and the perfect stop and got to see a lot of the beautiful city of Limerick. I was surprised at how 'American' the city seems. It is not similar to any of the cities I have visted in ...
Limerick
After traveling for about 10 minutes we were in County Limerick and in the city of Limerick. We took a short tour of the city as we traveled to the George Boutique Hotel. This hotel is like many hotels beginning to pop up in the larger cities of America. ...
King John's Castle
King John's Castle has a nice spot along the river. Across the river from it is the Treaty Stone - which marks the spot of that the treaty of Limerick was signed in 1691. ...
Tarbert, County Kerry
Time to move on again. The weather was better; more sun and less rain. We drove south, off the Ring of Kerry through Ballinskelligs on St Finan's Bay looking for the Skeligs Chocolate factory. We found it two hours before its Sunday ...
ABC - Another Bloody Castle
... me it was just another city really, and there were heaps of people around because of the Galway races. Drove then towards Limerick without even seeing Galway Bay which I would have thought would be something that every tour through Galway would at least ...
heading home soon
... Ireland. Mainly the friends that i have made and also the beautiful landscape. my journey home is going to be a long one. i leave limerick on thursday night around 11pm and take a 3 hour bus ride to dublin. my flight leaves dublin at 6:40am on Friday and ...
Touring Limerick
We did some sightseeing in Limerick - not the most exciting city - that is for ...
I Finally Made It!!
So I arrived to my dorm earlier today and now I'm sitting at my desk and trying to get settled in. When I arrived at the airport, I was in complete shock! It’s a beautiful country even through the rain. Everything is incredibly green and looks like ...
Glin Castle
The Glin Castle is private and you can't get close to it. I did get the main gate and one of the gates from along the road. There was also a ruin of an older castle. ...
The Medieval Feast
Killarney to Limerick is not a huge distance but we made a diversion around the Dingle peninsula which took in a stop at the Blasket Islands Center which is a very smart building dedicated to telling the story of the Blasket Islanders mentioned in the ...
International Student Dinner
I just wanted to write another entry real quick before I start getting ready for the international student dinner tonight. I found out that my SIM card doesn't work and that I need to get a new one. The woman in reception told me that I can go into the ...