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Ireland - April '03

We drove around Ireland for 4 days when my family were here. 4 days was not enough time to see it, we barely scratched the surface!
In the Guinness Factory in Dublin. It was like the Heineken Brewery Tour we did in Amsterdam but 20 times bigger.
In the Guinness Factory in Dublin. It was like the Heineken Brewery Tour we did in Amsterdam but 20 times bigger.		 Under the Guinness Waterfall. Water is one of the four main ingredients in Guinness.
Under the Guinness Waterfall. Water is one of the four main ingredients in Guinness.		 Clint and his first ever pint of Guinness. Hmmm, not bad.
Clint and his first ever pint of Guinness. Hmmm, not bad.		 'Yeeeeeeachh..... not bad, really.'
'Yeeeeeeachh..... not bad, really.'
Clint and part of the Guinness Factory display. We thought the Factory was ok, lots to look at but maybe a bit too much!
Clint and part of the Guinness Factory display. We thought the Factory was ok, lots to look at but maybe a bit too much!		 On the way to Cashel Rock.
On the way to Cashel Rock.		 The Rock of Cashel. Ireland has loads of castles, but we only saw 2. Seen one, seen 'em all!
The Rock of Cashel. Ireland has loads of castles, but we only saw 2. Seen one, seen 'em all!		 u25/deelaa77/medium/16787996.IMGA0178.jpg
It didn't look that big from a distance but it was actually quite big.
It didn't look that big from a distance but it was actually quite big.		 Inside the Castle, that is built on Cashel Rock.
Inside the Castle, that is built on Cashel Rock.		 Ditto.
Ditto.		 An Abbey at the foot of the hill of the Rock.
An Abbey at the foot of the hill of the Rock.
Ruins of the Abbey.
Ruins of the Abbey.		 Jas and Min amongst the Rock and the grey sky. The weather was unpredictable in Ireland. Four seasons in one day sums it up.
Jas and Min amongst the Rock and the grey sky. The weather was unpredictable in Ireland. Four seasons in one day sums it up.		 The town of Cashel.
The town of Cashel.		 Blarney Castle, home of the Stone.. (Taken by me bruv, John) Blarney is a 10 minute drive north of Cork in the South-West.
Blarney Castle, home of the Stone.. (Taken by me bruv, John) Blarney is a 10 minute drive north of Cork in the South-West.
Jas and Min on their way to witness the kissing of the Blarney Stone.
Jas and Min on their way to witness the kissing of the Blarney Stone.		 Looking down in the Castle into what was once a banqueting hall and the family room.
Looking down in the Castle into what was once a banqueting hall and the family room.		 Above the window is the stone, where you lay on your back and bend backwards to kiss it, gripping the rails tightly.
Above the window is the stone, where you lay on your back and bend backwards to kiss it, gripping the rails tightly.		 Along the parapet on top of the castle.
Along the parapet on top of the castle.
Clint bending over backwards to kiss the Blarney Stone. Legend has it that the kisser gets 'the gift of the gab'.
Clint bending over backwards to kiss the Blarney Stone. Legend has it that the kisser gets 'the gift of the gab'.		 I was sh**ting myself as the Stone is about 20m from the ground. Those bars didn't make me feel any better.....!
I was sh**ting myself as the Stone is about 20m from the ground. Those bars didn't make me feel any better.....!		 If you stood directly inline with the 'windows' and look up, that's where the famed stone is.
If you stood directly inline with the 'windows' and look up, that's where the famed stone is.		 A tower next to the Castle.
A tower next to the Castle.
Looking down from on top of the Castle.
Looking down from on top of the Castle.		 Ditto.
Ditto.		 Pretty castle grounds. (Taken by me bruv, John)
Pretty castle grounds. (Taken by me bruv, John)		 u25/deelaa77/medium/16785387.CNV00075.jpg
A Blarney squirrel.
A Blarney squirrel.		 We thought England was green but Ireland was even greener.
We thought England was green but Ireland was even greener.		 In the 'Fairy Glade' in the grounds of the Castle. It was gorgeous in there.
In the 'Fairy Glade' in the grounds of the Castle. It was gorgeous in there.		 Fairies??! Almost, it's Mum and Dad.
Fairies??! Almost, it's Mum and Dad.
u25/deelaa77/medium/16785394.CNV00082.jpg A Manor viewed from the top of the Castle.
A Manor viewed from the top of the Castle.		 The main street of Kilkenny.
The main street of Kilkenny.		 Clint having a pint of Kilkenny in Kilkenny.
Clint having a pint of Kilkenny in Kilkenny.
6 pubs in one section of a street.
6 pubs in one section of a street.		 We did a walking tour there and had a brief look inside a jail. Nasty....
We did a walking tour there and had a brief look inside a jail. Nasty....		 St. Mary's Church. We only had an afternoon in Kilkenny and saw as much as we could.
St. Mary's Church. We only had an afternoon in Kilkenny and saw as much as we could.		 Random shot in the backstreets.
Random shot in the backstreets.

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