I
slacked off on my writing of this chapter of my Ireland story. Got a little
busy, didn’t make time for it, but now I’ve got time!
A
few weeks ago, as many of you know, my parents came to visit Abby and I. They
were here for both of our birthdays and we did some fun things. On my birthday,
which was my 21st, we went to The Locke Bar in Limerick City for
fish and chips and Guinness. Even my dad, who hasn’t had a drink in 21 years,
had a pint for my birthday! Mom didn’t though. Let’s not get TOO crazy. Then
that night I went out with a couple of my friends to some of our favorite spots
in Limerick. We had a few pints at Dolan’s, then a fancy cocktail at the Savoy
and finally finished it up at our favorite pub, Costello’s.
Then,
the next day we headed off to Northern Ireland! First stop was W.B. Yeats’
grave, which was exciting for us nerds. Then we stopped at Belleek pottery
(Google it, they make beautiful stuff), where I picked out imaginary wedding
gifts for my imaginary wedding. Then we drove on to Donegal, where we went to a
pub called The Olde Castle Bar. Then I watched the movie JFK, which ended up
being a more than 3 hour commitment. But once I was into it I just couldn’t
stop.
The
23rd was Abby’s 20th birthday, and the first place we
went was Slieve League, beautiful cliffs in Donegal, recommended us by our
roommate, Lewis, whose from Donegal. The only other people there were a group
of students from PA who were there on a field trip. Which was pretty crazy, because
it’s a bit off of the beaten path. Abby and I also managed to get our picture
taken with some sheep which was pretty much a lifelong dream of mine. Good
times.
After
we left Slieve League was when things got really exciting. Due to the narrow
roads in Ireland and the appearance of a rather large truck, we ended up with
not one, but TWO blown out tires. Which resulted in a couple of fun hours
standing by our car near a sheep farm. A man came and loaded all of the sheep
into a trailer. We fear he may have been a sheep thief, since he didn’t have a
key to the gate and his trailer “Crooks” brand. Suspicious. We may have
unwittingly been accomplishes in sheep thievery. Oops.
Anyways,
after our crime streak, we went for Abby’s birthday dinner. After which we went
to visit the Mawhinney family in Magharafelt. My grandfathers second cousin or
something like that and his family live there and it had been a few years since
we had seen them. We had a nice few hours visiting with them, during which I
consumed more food than I have for the rest of the semester. I think I have like
6 different kinds of dessert.
We
spent the night at the same lovely B&B we stayed at last time we were
there. Then the next day we drove home, with a stop in Belfast for a few hours
during which we went to the Christmas market there, which was SO packed. But we
did have some delicious Bailey’s hot chocolate.
And
that pretty much sums that trip. This entry was not as well written as the
others. I apologize. Betters things to come.
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