In Blarney we went to Blarney Castle, no we did not kiss the Blarney Stone because it was a long wait and we were on a bit of a tight schedule today, also, kissing the stone is supposed to give you the gift of gab, and I am pretty sure that is one thing I already have. The castle and the surrounding grounds are beautiful! They have really done a nice job preserving it!
After Blarney we drove to the small coastal town of Cobh. It used to be known as Queensland and it was the final port of call for the Titanic. Pretty cool. Also, it was the departure point for about 1/2 of the people who immigrated to America through Ellis Island. In fact the first person ever processed at Ellis Island was Annie Moore and they have a statue in Cobh of her and her brothers commemorating all of the immigrants who left for America. Also, the Lusitania, the British Luxury Liner that was sunk by German U Boats in 1917 sank close to the town and Cobh was where all of the survivors were taken. It was a beautiful town with some incredible history.
When we left Cobh we drove to Cashel. Cashel is famous for The Rock of Cashel, this was the castle that was used by the King of Ireland. I did some planning in advance and booked a room at a local B&B that had an amazing view of the castle right out of our windows! We got in kind of late so we grabbed dinner, walked around the town for a bit and made it an early night. We toured the castle the next morning, but more on that in the next post ;o)
(Titanic memorial in Cobh)
(Annie Moore memorial in Cobh, first person processed through Ellis Island)
(The view of the Rock of Cashel from our room window)
(view of downtown Cobh with the cathedral in the background)
(Blarney Castle)
(the grounds surrounding Blarney Castle, doesn't this look like a painting?)
(Sherri and I in front of Blarney Castle)
1 comment:
LOVE the garden picture! I hope you don't mind, but I saved it in my nature pics folder on my computer. I'd love to sit there by that tree with either a good book or a sketch pad!
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