2024 Ireland/Scotland

This morning left Dublin and headed to Kildare. Home of thoroughbred national stud farm. Irish horses are strong boned quality horse due to limestone calcium. Amazing history and breeding au natural , no AI, to preserve stud bloodlines until his demise. Totally self funded by stud fees etc without any taxes coming in. Separate quarters for studs, honeymoon suit for covering, and maternity ward for mares. Over 250 foals born per year. Invincible Spirit foals may go at auction for over a million dollars.
Then walked about the Irish garden St Fiachra site and the Japanese garden.

Irish Trivia:
*0% unemployment
* immigration now closed due to taking in 100,000 Ukraine refugees
*Ireland is the size of South Carolina
*Guiness harp is left facing and the Irish Ntl is right facing
*Pubs serve tea and most Irish drink an average of nine cups a day
*Agriculture as in sheep/cows is number one exported product with sheep going to France and beef to USA
Number 2… ?
Number 3 is tourism
*Crack means “fun” in Ireland so an evening of fun, not illegal drugs.

Excited to have a quick side trip to the medieval city (walled city) of Kilkenny in county Kilkenny which is the area my great-great grandfather Michael O’Reilly/Reilly immigrated from. Couple of pictures of Butler castle.Weiterlesen