I had reserved breakfast at 8:30 am for Laura, Carl, Alex, and I. We met in the small dining room to get served from a small menu. We all got the Irish breakfast. Full from our meal, we collected Kyle and began our stroll to Westport House. Our goal was to walk through the estate to get there. Unfortunately, we were stopped at the edge of the property claiming landscaping was in work so the grounds were closed. Instead we had to follow the road and pathway to the front. Since we had planned to explore a bit, we had about 15 minutes to kill until the house opened and the tour began. We took pictures of the outside, the church in ruins in the distance, and relaxed on the stairway. Soon we were let in
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