Blogs from Ireland, Europe - page 447

Another morning at the keyboard as the rain comes down outside. There were plans of more golf today but its unlikely now. The forecast isn't good but I'll be leaving here tomorrow morning (on a 7am flight) back to London. I have one week back in Fulham courtesy of Dom and Amanda and then heading off to Seville in Spain. As many are aware the final Ashes test started yesterday but there isn't much cricket on the TV here in Ireland despite the fact that they have qualified for the next cricket world cup in the West Indies (something I wasn't aware of). Thankfully I was receiving a string of text messages from Australia keeping me up to date! I had a couple of Guinness with another cousin of ours (Jim) and his wife Pat who ... read more

This was one of the send offs - our Vincents friends gave us a great night and very generous goodbye gifts - Thank You! We all sang like angels in Ugiyo karaoke bar. Here are some pics!... read more

Dublin - 1 Week I spent a week with a friend of mine who I travelled with in South America. I used the week to walk around the city and see the usual array of nice looking buildings that european cities have, I went to see a gaelic football match which I think was more exciting than normal football, I worked hal a day posting leaflets through letter boxes and I drank silly amounts of guiness. A cool week... read more

Friday 2nd September: Early start to catch the 850am flight from London Standsted to Ireland. The weather on arrival in Ireland was spectacular and I couldn't have asked for a nicer day. I'm currently staying in a town called Ballybunion in County Kerry, nestled on the Atlantic coast and probably most famous for its golf course, often rated in the top ten courses in the world. Amazingly Ballybunion golf course gets almost as many visitors per year as St Andrews in Scotland, I managed to catch a glimpse of the late afternoon sun behind what's known as the Castle Green, the remains of a castle built by the Gearldines in the middle of the 14th century. The castle sits atop a headland dividing what used to be known as the men's and ladies strands (beaches). Amazingly ... read more

Carl and I maxed out our three days in Dublin. We arrived at 8am and spent the first day wandering the streets. Dropped our stuff off at a dodgy hostel. We headed straight for the temple bar district and had a look around, saw the 'Book of Kells' at Trinity College, and took the Guinness Tour (while the tour was so so, the view from the 7th floor and the Guinness was worth the full price). We had lunch there too. We ended up back in the temple bar district and did a mini pub crawl to hit the most places and finished up in the original Temple Bar for some live music. Mostly tourists around that night. The next day we headed into the countryside on a bus tour. It was fantastic to get out ... read more