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Photo By Geoff Cook
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GRAFTON ST.
THIS IS AT THE HEAD OF GRAFTON ST. NEXT TO ST. STEPHEN'S GREEN.
GRAFTON ST.
A SEA OF PEOPLE FROM SUNUP TO SUNSET.
BUSKERS ( STREET ENTERTAINERS )
YOU WILL FIND THEM IN EVERY LARGE CITY AND TOWN, I SPENT MANY AN HOUR LISTENING TO THEM PLAY, THEY ARE GREAT.
GRAFTON ST. BUSKER
HOW SWEET IT IS!
GRAFTON ST.
BUSKERS COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES.
GRAFTON ST.
WHEN I FIRST
SAW THIS GENTLEMAN, I THOUGHT THAT THE DRINK THAT I'D HAD THE NIGHT BEFORE WAS STILL WITH ME.
GRAFTON ST.
I MUST SAY THAT HE WAS GOOD--VERY, VERY, GOOD.
GRAFTON ST.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO TO WORK LOOKING LIKE THIS EVERY DAY?
GRAFTON ST.
IF SOMEONE WERE TO ASK HIM, " WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING?," HOW WOULD HE DESCRIBE THIS?
MOORE ST.
STREET MARKET
MOLLY MALONE
ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO, DUBLIN ERECTED THIS STATUE OF MOLLY MALONE WHICH CREATED QUITE A FUSS, GIVEN HER RATHER REVEALING DRESS , LOCATED ACROSS THE ROAD FROM TRINITY COLLEGE, SHE'S REFERRED TO BY DUBLINERS AS "THE TART WITH THE CART"
O'CONNELL ST.
THIS YOUNG LADY IS REFERRED TO AS " THE FLOOZY IN THE JACUZZI. "
HENRY ST.
WOMEN SELLING FRUIT FROM THEIR MADE- OVER PRAMS (BABY CARRIAGES).
KINSALE-----CO CORK
TRY NOT TO MISS THIS SEASIDE VILLAGE, IT HAS SOME OF THE BEST RESTAURANTS IN IRELAND.
KINSALE CO. CORK
THESE FISHERMEN ARE REPAIRING THEIR NETS.
KINSALE -- CO. CORK
KINSALE IS POPULAR WITH THE IRISH, TOO
STONE CIRCLE---- IN WEST CORK
THIS STONE CIRCLE WAS NOT EASY TO FIND,
AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE NO TOURIST HERE, WHEN YOU RENT A CAR AND EXPLORE ON YOUR OWN,, YOU GET TO SEE SO MUCH MORE.
WEST CORK
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU TWO DIFFERENT VIEWS OF THIS HOUSE. SEE IF YOU CAN FIND IT IN THE ROCKS, DON'T FEEL BAD IF YOU CAN'T SPOT IT.
THERE IT IS! HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO
DELIVER HIS FAMILY'S MAIL?
ROSSCARBERY WEST CORK
I STAYED AT THIS SEASIDE VILLAGE HOTEL IN WEST CORK. IT WAS A GREAT VALUE AND OFFERED THE BEST BREAKFAST I HAD IN ALL IRELAND,
ROSSCARBERY WEST CORK
DURING A WALK AROUND THE VILLAGE, I CAME UPON THIS HOME, AND I JUST HAD TO TAKE A PICTURE OF IT.
CO.--GALWAY
I RAN INTO THIS TRAFFIC JAM ON MY WAY TO WESTPORT.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST
HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT? PUT ON A COUPLE EXTRA POUNDS. AND YOU CAN'T KEEP UP, SO YOU HAVE TO FIND YOUR OWN WAY HOME.
CO. -- GALWAY
LOOK, MA! THE YANK IS TAKING OUR PICTURE.
CO. GALWAY
NO, THIS IS NOT SHEEP DROPPINGS. THIS IS FRESH-CUT PEAT LAID OUT TO DRY.
CO. GALWAY
A PEAT BOG NORTH OF GALWAY CITY. THERE'S NOTHING FINER THEN TO BE SITTING BY A PEAT FIRE HAVING A HOT WHISKEY!
BANTRY --BAY
HERE, THE SUN SETS ON BANTRY BAY.
ADARE -- CO. LIMERICK
ADARE IS WELL KNOWN FOR ITS THATCHED ROOF HOUSES.
ADARE - CO. LIMERICK
THIS IS NOT A B & B IT'S THE ADARE MANOR, A FIVE-STAR RESORT
22 MILES FROM SHANNON AIRPORT.
AN - RINN ( RING )
THESE MUSICIANS ARE HAVING A SESSION IN MOONEY'S PUB, WHICH IS LOCATED JUST OUT SIDE OF DUNGARVAN.
IRISH BREAKFAST
STAYING AT B & Bs IS A GOOD WAY TO TRAVEL IN IRELAND. YOU LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING UP IN THE MORNING WHEN YOU HAVE A BREAKFAST LIKE THIS WAITING FOR YOU.
CO. KERRY
THIS IS A B & B I STAYED AT, JUST OUTSIDE OF KILLARNEY, . MY RULE OF THUMB FOR CHOOSING A B & B IS THIS. MOST OFTEN, IF IT'S VERY NICE ON THE OUT SIDE, IT;S ALSO VERY NICE ON THE INSIDE TOO. AND YOU CAN ALWAYS ASK TO SEE THE ROOM BEFORE YOU COMMIT YOURSELF.
WEST COAST OF IRELAND
HERE'S ANOTHER IRISH THATCH ROOF STYLE.
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