Ashbourne House Hotel
Travel Blogs from Glounthaune
Cobh, Ireland - Titanic's Last Port of Call
... the young boy if he remembered his Daddy going off to sea in a big ship and, when he said he did, she said “Well, the same thing happened to that big ship as what’s just happened to your wee boat.” When the boy asked if his Daddy was coming home, his grandmother told him “no”. She then asked him if he was going to make another little paper boat, whereupon the young boy burst into tears and said “I hate ...
Directionally Challenged
... To get to that pub, you turn left at this street up ahead, you see that street, where that red building is? Yes, that street. Well, you turn left at that street and walk ahead until you find an alleyway. Now, at the alleyway you will find a building that is very close, not even as far as those people there are in front of us. Yes, you turn left past that building. So, turn left here, see that red brick building? Right. Follow that road until you ...
A Midsummer Circus
... in Kansas anymore.
- Music. The line up for the night was Catscars, Gretta Gun and Ping Pong DJ’s. It was a techno trance styled show which made for great dancing entertainment. At one point, the whole of the dance floor was dancing as if their bodies had been taken over by birds (the Black Swan performance obviously had an impact).
15 Euros well spent,
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Gonnasiphaherpeloids
... and kiss the stone in front of you. Below you is the 6-7 story drop to the ground... but they were kind enough to put a metal grating in the way so you'll only get a concussio if you slip. Good thing was that I was upside down... so I wasn't freaked out by the view of the drop.
After that we were both starving, so we grabbed lunch at a hotel. We'd gotten ripped off by Chinese food the night before so we were on ...
Embracing all things Celtic, Part II
... for leading me back to the house) I arrive to find the kitchen warm and fragrant and filled with Noel and Lori’s friends – Adrian, Marie, Tony, and Mary.
And then, I was a guest at a truly lovely Irish dinner with friends who talked motorcycle riding (a passion and a vocation for Noel and Lori), politics, hot vacation spots, the economy – you name it, it was discussed. This is where I happily partook of the Irish love of ...
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