A Scrap of Life

Today’s adventure was a little different than what we have done before. It was an organized tour so we had to start pretty early this morning. Along the drive we passed some amazing ruins and heard about Irish history and legends. On the way there our sunny day turned into rain, then into hail, then into snow, back to sun and then into rain again. Our first stop was the whole reason we planned this trip - the Cliffs of Moher. When we arrived at the cliffs it was sunny with s ome ominous looking clouds. We got some gorgeous views of the storm moving in - and then we got hit with it. It rained on us and hailed on us and the wind was whipping, but it was so gorgeous we didn’t want to leave. We walked south for a while along the cliff side, then turned around and headed north for a while.  Of course, Brian could be counted on to bring the Princess Bride with us to Ireland. He posted: "Beautiful. Although.... Everyone knows you don’t bet with a Sicilian when death is on the line!"...

Today was a busy day in Dublin! We started out bright and early for the long walk to our first adventure. We could have taken a bus or taxi, but Brian and I enjoy learning more about a city by walking through it. The temperature was in the 30’s when we left and could be breezy at times so we were glad we had purchased our new wool items yesterday. Along the walk I found my heart for Ireland, which was on the utility covers there. I'm sure it's some logo, but it has a heart and I love it! Kilmainham Gaol was our first stop. It’s an old jail built in the late 1700’s that was in use until the early 1900’s. It housed not only men but also women and children, the youngest only 7 years old. There is so much history in the jail and it helped us understand more about both the history of Ireland and the conditions in which it’s residents lived (and were punished). It held participants from most of the Irish rebellions and our guide shared some of their stories with us in the tour. At th...