KINSALE, IRELAND, My most favorite.

05 Oct 2016 3 Comments

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Sept. 30, 2016

It would be impossible not to fall in love with Kinsale.   It sits about 25 miles outside of Cork,  and if  the  only way you could  get there would be to  walk – it would be worth every step.  It is  colorful, picturesque and easy to navigate.  The harbor alone was enough to win my heart…

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Then I discovered that walking  ( and shopping) the town was also a  delight….

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Then  throw in some sheep…

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A little Irish lad who is refusing to get into  the car for his Mum…

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and a bar that turned a boat into a glass-topped table and what more could you want?

I will add that there is also an awesome  place to eat in Kinsale called Vista’s down by the harbor and it had the best pizza I have ever eaten!

As they say in fishing villages……..

“Good things come to those who use bait.”   (unknown)

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JAMESON WHISKEY DISTILLERY TOUR in Midleton, Ireland

03 Oct 2016 3 Comments

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Sept. 30, 2016

How lucky is that?   I am in Ireland and I see  a rainbow !  So the  leprechaun and the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow should be easy  to find, right?

Well, it wasn’t.  But I did find the Jameson Whiskey Distillery.  And, even though I don’t drink, and if I did drink, it sure wouldn’t be whiskey, but it was interesting to heard about the process and see the old time equipment.

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This creative chandelier hangs in the reception room where you buy your ticket and a drink to have before the tour starts. I guess the drink sets the mood.  : )

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Jameson Whiskey goes back to 1780.

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I never  understood what the Worm Tub was used for, but they assured us, it did not have worms in it.

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One thing I retained  about the  making of  whiskey is that they char the inside of the barrels where the whiskey will be stored.  These boots are worn by those workers  for obvious reasons.

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The whiskey was sold only in  barrels in the beginning.

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The barley was brought in everyday  by the farmers from many regions to keep up with the demand needed for making the whiskey.

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This is the new modern  micro-brewery equipment Jameson uses  today.

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This is one of the old buildings of the distillery.

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This is the brand new building for the distillery.

Thanks for reading!  Hope you Enjoyed!

 

I’m on a whiskey diet, and I have lost 3 days already”

( Tommy Cooper)

 

COBH, IRELAND – Maritime History, a Cathedral and a Little Red Haired Girl

01 Oct 2016 Leave a comment

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Sept 29, 2016

A  30 minute  train ride from Cork  to  the maritime town of Cobh proved to be  an interesting and  entertaining  morning.   I was especially lucky to  also have  sunny,  60 degree weather for the  adventure.

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The Cobh Harbor at low tide.

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Flowers are still in bloom everywhere in Ireland.

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The Cobh Heritage Center tells detailed  history of the  the harbor, such as :  the Lusitania  sunk off  Cobh  harbor after being hit by a torpedo from a German U-Boat on May 7, 1915  during the  WWI .  It sunk in 18 minutes.  Cobh was also the last port of call for the Titanic before it hit an iceberg and sunk off the coast of Newfoundland.  In addition, from 1848 to 1950, over 6 million adults and children emigrated from Ireland, with 2.5 million departing  from  Cobh.

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St. Coleman’s Cathedral towers over this hilly town.  It took 47 years to complete the Cathedral and finally  opened in  1911.

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The inside is beautiful but maybe on  the brink of sensory overload.

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A different twist is the 12 stations of the cross is located  on the side  of the property behind this fences.

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These row houses  give you a clue as to the steepness of the hills in this town.

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This darling little Irish girl is just an example of the beautiful children  in this country.

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Lastly, the bird of the day is the Pied White Wagtail, who I spotted searching for bugs on a  moored fishing boat.

“Once the travel bug bites, there is no known antidote and  I know I  shall be happily   infected  until the end of my life.”  ( Michael Palin)

Thanks for reading!

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