Chicago O’Hare/ AerLingus
2020年2月2日, アメリカ ⋅ 🌙 41 °F
We are about to board at O’Hare.
Flight to Dublin on time. 6 hours and 36 minutes flight tonight.
Welcome to Dublin Ireland
2020年2月3日, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌙 41 °F
Smooth flight and a great day of sightseeing in Dublin via hop on hop off bus. 45 degrees.
The Irish national election is a few days away and there is extensive coverage of Brexit as well as theもっと詳しく
Dublin day one
2020年2月4日, アイルランド ⋅ ☀️ 45 °F
Churches, Guinness factory,Writers, musicians, artists and poets, architecture, Irish history and political election underway ...
So much to see and enjoy from the hop on hop off bus ...
Dublin day one
2020年2月4日, アイルランド ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
The hop on hop off bus is a perfect way to adjust to the 6 hour time difference and scope out what we want to do on day two
Dublin day 2
2020年2月5日, アイルランド ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
Today we visited the Jeannie Johnston ship which brought Irish people to North America to escape the 1840-50 famine...
Also visited Dublin Castle and its Chapel.This is the place where the Britishもっと詳しく
Day 2 Dublin
2020年2月5日, アイルランド ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
More touring via the hop on hop off bus and a visit to Epic the Irish history and genealogy center.
Cassidy’s Hotel, our favorite In Dublin
2020年2月5日, アイルランド ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
Beyond Dublin / first stop Glendalough
2020年2月6日, アイルランド ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
We picked up the rental car today in Dublin for our next 24 days ahead of travel by car.Driving in Dublin is a challenge with lots of one way streets and construction and pedestrians who crossもっと詳しく
On the Road to Cork
2020年2月8日, アイルランド ⋅ 🌧 46 °F
On the road again...Cork city and a visit with our dear cousins the Kelliher/ Callanan/Cronin’s
who live nearby.
The drive here via the freeway from Kildare was a pleasure on the excellent freewayもっと詳しく
Cork visit
2020年2月9日, アイルランド ⋅ 🌧 50 °F
Today we rendezvoused with our cousin Paul Hessman from Madison.
We had a lovely afternoon visiting with our favorite local cousins here in Cork and exchanging stories about Coolea andもっと詳しく
Ballyvourney
2020年2月10日, アイルランド ⋅ 🌧 39 °F
We arrived in Ballyvourney for the celebration of Saint Gobnait’s feast day.
We attended church services and met with new cousins discovered through DNA matches.Both new cousins Neilie and Mairaもっと詳しく
West Cork battle for Irish Independence
2020年2月12日, アイルランド ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
Our friend Peader Kelly is an avid historian and an expert on battles fought locally.
Saint Gobnait
2020年2月12日, アイルランド ⋅ ☁️ 43 °F
The site of Gobnait’s shrine and holy well dates back to when she lived nearby as the Abbess of a religious community in the 500’s.There is incredible earth and water energy peace and calmnessもっと詳しく
Local book store Con Kelleher
2020年2月12日, アイルランド ⋅ ⛅ 43 °F
Con Kelleher is a local man who lived away for many years working in England. He has returned home to Ballyvourney to open a book store Gadai Dubh which specializes in local writers.
He enjoys havingもっと詳しく
Kelly Family visit /Brigid’s crosses
2020年2月12日, アイルランド ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
Tonight we were invited for a meal with the Kelly family ( delicious) and a local friend Helen Gordon picked rushes and showed us how to weave our own Brigid’s cross.
We also had a personal tour ofもっと詳しく
On the road again to Clare
2020年2月13日, アイルランド ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
Left Ballyvourney and headed to Shannon Airport to drop cousin Paul there for his flight back to the US. We will miss Paul and his great enthusiasm for our Irish ancestors and cousins and ourもっと詳しく
Galway
2020年2月14日, アイルランド ⋅ 🌬 48 °F
Our room in Galway overlooks the Corrib River which is flowing very mightily today. I’ve heard it’s the fastest flowing river in Ireland.
Today we are taking a bus tour to Kylemore Abbey andもっと詳しく
Connemara
2020年2月14日, アイルランド ⋅ 🌬 48 °F
The bus tour is taking us on the back back roads and it ‘tis lovely beyond description.
Kylemore abbey / more connemara
2020年2月14日, アイルランド ⋅ 🌬 48 °F
It was an amazing day touring the countryside.
I am mesmerized by the drama of the sky and clouds in these ancient mountains.
Kylemore Abbey is a great example of how Ireland is restoring andもっと詳しく
Dunfanaghy and Donegal
2020年2月16日, アイルランド ⋅ 🌧 43 °F
Heading out for a day of touring via wee bus .
We will see more of the Wild Atlantic Way and Doe Castle where the Sweeney Chiefs lived
Doe Castle
2020年2月17日, アイルランド ⋅ 🌬 43 °F
It was a windy and wet day and we enjoyed many rainbows during our visit to the ancestral home of the Sweeney’s at Doe castle.The Sweeney’s lived at Doe between 1300 and 1600.
In 1601 life changedもっと詳しく
Wild atlantic way in Donegsl
2020年2月17日, アイルランド ⋅ 🌬 43 °F
The views of clouds and sky and sea...truly beyond stunning
On the road to Dingle
2020年2月19日, アイルランド ⋅ 🌧 48 °F
We stopped for coffee in Moneygall where there is a fine local tribute to President Obama whose 2nd great grandparents are from there.
President Obama’s visit to Moneygall is well chronicled and heもっと詳しく
Maira Maria departs
2020年2月19日, アイルランド ⋅ 🌧 45 °F
Maira Maria Connemara is returning home
today.
We will miss her very much.
Dingle day one
2020年2月20日, アイルランド ⋅ 🌬 41 °F
A day of rest and reflection and reading in the incredible library in front of a peat fire here at Greenmount House for me. Jörg went adventure seeking outdoors and did errands.The weather is stormyもっと詳しく












































































































































