Last day in Ireland!

Today should be our last full day in Ireland. There was nothing to see in Cork (we were quite disappointed about this, but it was the first 'downer' of the trip) so we left early this morning. Dad and Angela were both up by 6. We're getting used to the time change, just in time to come home!






On our way to Limerick, we stopped in Adare and Lough Gur. Adare was a beautiful little town with a few thatched-roof cottages and lovely streets. We visited a few ruins just outside the city then walked around the city for a bit. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) most of the shops were closed because we got there so early. We decided to have coffee and then move on.






Our next stop was Lough Gur. "Lough" means Lake in Irish and is pronounced 'lock' with a guttural 'ck' at the end - similar to the Scottish 'Loch'. There's not much there, just a few ruins around a small lake. We hiked a bit, took pictures of cows and visited a few of the ruins.

When we got to Limerick, it was only one o'clock and we didn't know what to do since we've already been here. After lunch, we drove into town to check out a magic store we had seen last time we were in Limerick. It turned out to be more of a costume shop than a magic store. We packed our bags for tomorrow, wrote a few postcards, and so we're basically ready to go tomorrow.


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