Thursday, September 08, 2011

Ireland in August



Cliona, Brian and I had a wonderful time in Ireland. We started it all off with a trip to West Cork to visit Cliona's Wave. Cliona was an immortal princess who fell in love with an Irishman but when they ran away together to Ireland, her father sent a wave to pick her up off the shoreline in Glandore, West Cork and bring her back to the Land of Eternal Promise. We stayed in a lovely cottage just outside Skibbereen. Mam, Dad, Eoghan and Aneta joined us on our adventure and we had a lovely few days exploring West Cork. One of the highlights was our trip to Sherkin Island, just 10 mins from the mainland with a popluation of just over 100. We walked 1 1/2 miles through quiet country roads to a lovely cove called Sliver strand. It was the perfect place for our picnic lunch and Cliona and Brian had a great time paddling.
Back in Dublin some of the highlights included a Viking Tour , a trip to the Leprechaun Museum , a fishing trip with Eoghan and Aneta and Kevin's 80th Birthday. The best part was just being home, back in the banter, seeing family and friends, everyone together havin' a laugh. Good times!!

Of course the trip was well documented (thanks Dad!!) and some of the pics are HERE