My Wild Irish Jo

I’ve seen three in Ireland so far:

Art and Margaret joined us in Dublin for a day bus trip to the Hill of Tara and Newgrange. This is the entrance; our tour guide took us through the door (the lower opening) and into the mound. On the Winter Solstice, the sun comes through the upper opening and shines on a spot in … Continue reading Newgrange

I picked Doug up at the Dublin Airport, got him back to our bnb, and went off to do something he wouldn’t be interested in while he slept (after being up for most of 48 hours due to his flight getting cancelled and rescheduled). So I walked here, about a mile and a half from … Continue reading Glasnevin Cemetery

Without a car is actually pretty easily doable. Even with a huge suitcase. I’ve been here almost 3 weeks, and in that time I’ve taken: Bus Eireann from Cork to Adrigole, Kenmare to Killarney, Killarney to Tralee to Camp, and Dingle to Tralee. Ironrod Eireann from Tralee to Mallow to Dublin Aircoach from Dublin City … Continue reading Traveling in Ireland

That are not dogs or cats…

And don’t think I wasn’t glad to meet them!

So here are some of the things, both that I like and that I don’t, about this mostly wonderful country: THERE ARE NO BATHTUBS. Everyone in Ireland is very environmentally conscious, which is awesome. They are also very good at water conservation…which means no bathtubs. I kept hoping that the next bnb would be the … Continue reading Ireland is…different

Margaret left this morning; we are done hiking. I’m on a train to Dublin, where I was going to meet my husband until they cancelled his flight to London, which took a lot of phone calls and emails to straighten out, but he’s on his way and will get here at noon tomorrow. I am … Continue reading Jo in Ireland

We went to the Courthouse Pub around 9 for music, and were not disappointed. There were two guys playing guitar and fiddle who were good, the beer was excellent (Dingle Brewery IPA) and this little charmer is the pub dog, Bullseye.