Last Day in Ireland

This is a summary of our last day in Dublin.

We went to Christ Church Cathedral this morning.

Christ Church Cathedral

Around Dublin

 

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We moved to our new place yesterday afternoon.  It is located on the north bank of the River Liffey.

 

View towards the East from our Balcony

We settled in and had a spaghetti dinner followed by a game of Hearts.

Back to Dublin

 

 

We headed back to Dublin this morning.  Along the way, we stopped at Glendalough.  

 

Glendalough

On to Kilmuckridge

We left the farmhouse on Tuesday morning to head for Kilmuckridge and our hotel for the night.  We headed north through Tipperary and headed east through County Carlow.  

But before we got to the hotel, we made a stop at Avoca.  We had 2 reasons for stopping.  The Avoca Handweavers, the oldest mill in Ireland – established in 1723.  

 

 

Avoca Handweavers

 

 

 

Waterford

We headed for Waterford on Monday morning and got there just in time to catch the last factory tour before Christmas.  

 

Waterford Crystal

Blarney!

On Sunday, we drove to Blarney village to visit the Blarney Castle and kiss the Blarney Stone.  

 

Village Green in Blarney

The Giant’s Causeway

We got up a little early to make the trip to the Giant’s Causeway.  It was about 100 miles away.  The roads are small compared to ours and the top speed isn’t like the Interstate, so it took 2.5 hours to get there.  The coastal views were amazing!  The wind was very strong and that created large waves that broke over the rocks.

Atlantic Ocean