Long ago, (four years, to be exact) six of us set out on a once in a lifetime journey to Ireland. We left September 3rd and left for home September 19th. It was the best trip ever!
I'd like to recap our wonderful trip there by highlighting some of the big events.
Our first glimpse of Ireland
On Irish soil!
Our first Irish breakfast!
Cashel Rock
Loving it!
Gram stepped into her ancestors' church four generations later. The fourth, fifth and sixth generations were able to be in Kilgobnet church that day.
Where my six greats grandparents are buried...
Cobh, Queenstown, where Mary Dalton sailed to America from.
Dungarvan, where Mary Dalton was from.
Finding a map of our ancestors' land!
Gorgeous sunrises...
Barryscourt Castle
Tasting black pudding for the first time...
Blarney Castle
Jaunting cart ride through Killarney National Park
Muckross House
Staying in our very own castle, Ballyhannon Castle.
Wild beauty
Cliffs of Moher
O'Brien's Tower
Ancient roadside cemeteries
Quin Friary
Rugged beauty of the Connemara...
Kylemore Abbey
Watching the sun set on Galway Bay...
The Dark Hedges
Seeing the Giant's Causeway during hurricane Leslie... :)
Dunluce Castle
Being scared out of our wits with the driving... :)
The Neolithic tomb of Newgrange
Shopping on Grafton Street in Dublin
St Stephen's Green
Dublin sights
"Doing" Dublin on a double decker tour bus
Christ Church Cathedral
St Patrick's Cathedral...
Ha'Penny Bridge
Kilmainham Gaol
Standing where James Connolly and other Irish revolutionists were executed was very sobering.
Vivid colors of Ireland
Life in Dublin...
Going Home!
If you'd care to read more about our trip to Ireland, feel free to check out my other blog by clicking here. :)
I'd like to close out my post with these songs by an Irish group, Celtic Thunder.
"My Land" epitomizes Ireland perfectly.
"Take Me Home" always does exactly that, it takes me back to Ireland every time I hear it.
This brings back so many memories. Thank you so much, Em! Beautifully done and much loved by me.
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