Ireland - Take 2

Day 3

Malahide

We work up early (jet lag is a serious thing) and got on the road. On the way out of town, we visited Malahide Castle. It was a beautiful day and a great way to start our first full day in Ireland.

Malahide Castle

Mom and me in front of the castle

I thought this was so cool, how they grew flowers in the shape of star.

Beautiful entrance to the castles graveyard.

Rock of Cashel

We left the Dublin area and began to travel south. We stopped at the Rock of Cashel, a beautiful historic site on our way to Cobh. We didn't tour the Rock of Cashel, but the beautiful weather provided us a chance to take some photos.

From the car, a dark look at the Rock of Cashel

Statue at the Rock of Cashel

I thought these ladies were so cute, sitting by the Automatic Barrier sign.

One of the older buildings, below the main structure.

View from street level - near the shop.

Cobh (Cove)

Leaving the County Tipperary, we traveled further south to our destination for the night - the seaport town of Cobh in the County Cork. We checked into our B&B, wandered around the town and grabbed dinner at the local hotel. Not many places are open on Mondays in Ireland.

Our luggage in stuffed into the back of our "Minibus".

Cathedral of St. Colman

Beautiful view along the water

Day 4
Cobh

We had another beautiful day to explore the city of Cobh. Cobh has a lot of interesting history, including being the last port of call for the Titanic as well as the closest port to the Lusitania disaster. We had the opportunity to take a walking tour of the city called "The Titanic Trail". We also viewed the beautiful St. Colman's Cathedral and visited the Heritage center which explained the Titanic, Lusitania & coffin ships (refering to the ships that carried Irish emigrants escaping the effects of the potato famine). We ended our day with a drive to Kinsale- a nearby seaport village. We shopped and ate dinner in Kinsale and then went back to Cobh - for our last night in the area.

Immigration Building that processed people leaving on ships - including the Titanic.

Memorial for those lost on the Titanic, dedicated by the only living survivor of the April 15, 1912 disaster. Interestingly enough, we did the tour on April 15, 2008 on the 96th Anniversary of the sinking.

Statue to memorialize the fisherman in nearby villages who saved many aboard the sinking Lusitania.

Aunt Mary, Me and mom outside St. Colman's Cathedral

View of the harbor from above - said to be the second largest natural harbor in the world

Ariel view of the town

Statue on the waterfront of Annie Moore and her brothers. Annie Moore was the first person to be admitted to the United States of America through the new immigration centre at Ellis Island, New York on 1 January, 1892.

Mom & me in Kinsale