Saturday..

(house in Passage East)

(The Brazen Head in Dublin, Ireland's oldest pub)

(random ivy-covered castle alongside the road)

(St. Patrick's Cross from Cashel, dates to the 12th century)

(Celtic cross and landscape from Rock of Cashel)

(inside the Rock of Cashel)

(The B&B we stayed at with the Rock of Cashel behind it)

Hi!

So on Saturday morning we toured the Rock of Cashel, this was the home for the Munster Kings of Ireland. This is also the location that St. Patrick converted and baptized the King of Ireland, leading to Ireland becoming a "christian" nation. The castle is pretty well preserved and is very impressive. After we left Cashel we went to Waterford, home of Waterford Crystal and saw the Faithlegg house and church and golf course. Not sure of any connection to our last name but the Legg name descends from here and so it's always possible. After that we drove up the eastern coast through wexford and wicklow (where the movie P.S. I Love You was filmed) and it was a beautiful drive! We returned our rental car in Dublin and took a taxi to the hotel that will be our "home" for the next 3 nights. We got into Dublin early enough that we went into the city center for dinner and drinks. We went to The Brazen Head, which is Ireland's oldest pub and dates to 1198! We had dinner and a few drinks there before leaving and walking around downtown a little before heading back to our hotel. It was a great day but somewhat sad because were are saying "goodbye" to the rural parts of Ireland, which have certainly been the highlight of our trip.