• Unfortunately I had a head cold, so didn’t get to acquire the gift of eloquence from kissing the Blarney Stone. Bugger – hehe. However, I did get to see the castle and a quick walk around the lovely grounds.
• Upon arriving in Kilkenny, we quickly realised the All Ireland Hurling Championships between Kilkenny and Tipperary was on the following day. The whole town of Kilkenny were dressed in their yellow and black supporting colours, flags, jerseys and carrying the Kilkenny Cat mascot - the cars done up likewise. Apparently 20,000 people will make their way from Kilkenny up to Dublin to join the other 70,000 people to watch the final – traffic should be interesting!
• From Kilkenny, we took some detours (good considering the traffic heading north) to see Baltinglass (County Wicklow) where my godfather Sean and his clan are from. We also then drive 20 minutes to Ballymore Eustace (County Kildare) where my mother’s family (The Eustace family) is from. Both small towns with their own charms. I was taking some photos in Ballymore Eustace where a kind local said welcome back to the Eustace Clan. There’s quite some history involved here and apparently the Eustace Clan were Lords and as such had quite a lot of land here.
• From Ballymore Eustace, it was a gentle drive back to Dublin and I’m catching up with some friends for a drink after the hurling final (of course).
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