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Very nice dinner – pub food – in Temple Bar area. Great Cottage Pie and Seafood Chowder.
Nice Dinner Last Night
Year: 2014
The Guinness Toucan?
So, we were wondering what the Guinness Toucan was all about. Sara found this explanation. “In regards to your inquiry, the Guinness Toucan – probably Guinness advertising’s most recognizable icon – began life as a pelican. In 1935, John Gilroy (the artist responsible for most of the early Guinness advertising), put together some initial …
Bus Ride Video
The Big Band at the Westin..
Cork, Blarney Stones, Castles, Wool Shops
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This morning, early, we boarded a train to head out to Cork. This is where you find the Blarney Castle and the famous “Stone of Eloquence“. Challenging day.. from 6:30 AM – 9:00 PM… the train had 1 1/2 hour delay and then made stops for other trains – 2 …
On a Lighter Note – Grafton Street
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We walk around this afternoon looking for shopping and other interesting stuff. We also walked through/around St. Steven’s Green. Beautiful gardens but wet from rain.. no wonder this is green….
Kilmainham Gaol (Jail) – Very Humbling
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A very somber tour that was enormously informative. Sara & I walked away with a new appreciation for the Irish struggle for freedom – even through civil conflict. It was clear that our guide was connected to this history and conveyed personally, but objectively, the events of the times. Kilmainham Gaol served …
The first glass is for myself, the second for my friends, th third for good humor and the fourth for my enemies.
Sir William temple on Alcohol.
More Video – Oh, Danny Boy
Temple Bar – Lunch & Music
Very nice lunch today with music provided by John Mulville
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- Outside the Temple Bar – Ttribute
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- John Mulville at Temple Bar
