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Ireland 2009

At the end of June 2009, Patrick Rowley and his wife Ann organized yet another "pub crawl" of the southwest coast of Ireland ending with two days in Dublin. We left Dulles at 7:30 pm and arrived in Dublin at 7:30 am which was actually 7 hours later plus the 5 hour time difference. We immediately flew to Shannon arriving at 10:30 am and boarded othe tour bus with our driver/guide Martin Raft who was called Matthew. We didn't go to our hotel but rather headed immediately for the Cliffs of Moher where our adventure began...
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A mosaic mural, on foot in Dublin.
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A mosaic mural, on foot in Dublin.

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  • This is a statue in front of a reflecting pool celebrating the legend of the children of King Lir who were Fionnuala, Aodh, Fiachra, and Conn being turned into swans by their jealous step mother, Aoife.
  • This is a photo of the Millennium Spire monument in Dublin. Matthew offered that it was also known as "the stileto in the ghetto."
  • This is a monument of Father Theobald Matthew who in the mid 1800's was responsible for about one half of the population of Ireland taking vows of abstinence and single-handedly destroying the Irish Whiskey industry.
  • This is an HDR photo of the altar in St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.
  • This is an HDR photo of the altar in St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.
  • This is an HDR photo of the rear of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.
  • This is an HDR photo of the rear of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.
  • This is a view from the tap room at the finish of the tour of the Guinness Brewery at St. James Gate, Dublin.
  • This is the home of Arthur Guiness who created Guinness in 1759 and the rest is history...
  • The Wellington Testimonial was built in the Phoenix Park to commemorate the victories of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. Wellington, a member of the Anglo-Irish upper class, also known as the 'Iron Duke', was born in Dublin.
  • This is a foot bridge over the river Liffey, Dublin.
  • This is a foot bridge over the river Liffey, Dublin.
  • This is the famous Halfpenny Bridge over the river Liffey, Dublin. The bridge was erected in 1816 and there was a toll of one half penny to cross.
  • Entering Trinity College, Dublin.
  • Trinity College, Dublin.
  • This is a detail on the side of one of the buildings at Trinity College where we toured the display of the Book of Kells.
  • This statue is the Money Tree in front of the Bank of Ireland, Dublin.
  • A mosaic mural, on foot in Dublin.
  • No tour of Dublin would be complete without a photo of Molly Malone. Molly Malone statue in Grafton Street, was unveiled by then Lord Mayor of Dublin, Alderman Ben Briscoe during 1988 the Dublin Millennium celebrations, declaring June 13 as Molly Malone Day. "Molly Malone" (also known as "Cockles and Mussels" or "In Dublin's Fair City") is a popular song, set in Dublin, Ireland, which has become the unofficial anthem of Dublin City. It has also in Ireland acquired the status of an Irish anthem.
  • A pub in Temple Bar and the ever present flowers.
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