Ireland trip, Day 5

This morning we had breakfast at our Waterford hotel then ran a half mile down the street to get a look at a Viking era watch tower before running back to get on our bus in time. About 30 minutes outside of town, two of the tour group said they had left their passports behind in their rooms! This is the second time this trip so far! Too bad ladies, hopefully they'll be able to catch up to you in the mail...

After leaving Waterford we drove further Southwest through Dungarven and on to Cobh. It was quite rainy today, but not cold. There was a lot of fog and we couldn't see far, but every once in a while we'd get a glimpse of the coutryside.

In Cobh we went through a museum/exhibit depicting the difficulty of the potato famine and the deperate emigration to find work and food.

We went to the Blarney Woolen Mills to shop and have lunch and then across the street to the Blarney Castle for a quick smootch of the blarney stone.

We finished our day in Killarney wandering through the quaint streets and having and awesome dinner at our superb hotel, The Killarney Towers.

A Pano of the countryside around Cobh (pronounced "Cove")


One of the many, many, many "tunnels" we drove through today.


Annie Moore Monument. She emigrated to the U.S. taking her two younger brothers along when she was just 15 years old. She was the first emigrant ever processed at Ellis Island.


Blarney Castle ruin. The Blarney stone is at the very top on the left.


Peggy Lays a lip-lock on the Blarney Stone (like she needs it!)

Me coming up for air.


Fifi kissed the stone as well, but still can speak a word. Maybe because she wasn't upside down at the time.
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