Monthly Archives: April 2018

Friday, March 23 We spend our last full day in Ireland in Northern Ireland. It felt different from the Republic of Ireland. Different accents. A feeling of greater wealth. More modern accommodations. Better roads. Suburban shopping malls. And speed limits … Continue reading →

Wednesday, March 21 We visit the waterfall again. Julie digs out the bag of Lucky Charms she carried all over Ireland.  Really.  She really did that. She never did eat them.  She doesn’t even like them.  (Joe: still 5) We … Continue reading →

Tuesday, March 20 Cahir Castle.  (Joe: 3) Julie feeds some geese – she feeds a lot of birds this trip.  They charge! Blarney Castle.  Joe kisses the Blarney Stone.  Julie has too much sense.  Joe catches a cold.  It turns … Continue reading →

Sunday, March 18 We’re done with Dublin, and we hit the road!  There’s snow on it! Newgrange.  Alas, the site itself is closed by snow, so this is as close as we get. (Joe: 2, 3 if you get to … Continue reading →

Julie and I went to Ireland, from March 12-24, 2018.  I haven’t had time to give detailed blog posts, but here we go with the quick version of events. Monday, March 12 We land in Dublin at around 6:00 AM. … Continue reading →