Dublin

Mar 23

We got up, had breakfast at McKevitt's Village Inn and then walked around Carlingford.

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Breakfast menu at McKevvit's

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Steve chose the French Toast with streaky bacon

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I elected to have the Mini-Breakfast

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McKevitt's Village Inn, our lodging in Carlingford

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In Carlingford

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In Carlingford

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In Carlingford

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Carlingford, old city gate and jail cell

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In Carlingford

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King John's Castle, Carlingford, a late 12th century castle. Local lore says King John began drafting the Magna Carta during a stay here in 1210.

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In the harbor at Carlingford

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In Carlingford

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In Carlingford

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In Carlingford

We came back, checked out and headed off. We stopped to look at the leprechauns on the outskirts of Carlingford. This is where Ireland's last leprechauns live.

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Protected species

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Checking to see if the leprechauns are home

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Carlingford is a magical place

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An extra-handsome leprechaun!

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Found it!

We drove to Swords, filled the rental gas tank, proceed to the hotel to drop off our bags and then returned the rental car. Budget Rent-a-Car was true to their word and reimbursed the full cost of the repairs for the flat tire and did it quickly. Steve was very happy to give up the driving.

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Works out to about $6.54 per gallon

We took a bus back to the terminal and caught the Dublin Express into the city. It took about 30 minutes and cost only €8 apiece. We went first to the Famine Memorial on the Docklands and then to Jeanie Johnston, an immigrant museum ship.

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Famine Memorial in Dublin

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A figure in the Famine Memorial

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A figure in the Famine Memorial

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A figure in the Famine Memorial

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Jeanie Johnston is a museum ship in Dublin. She is similar in size and type (masted barque sailing ship) to the Great Western, the ship which carried my Irish ancestors to New York in 1851.

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On board the Jeanie Johnston

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On board the Jeanie Johnston - this area would have been filled with bunks for steerage passengers - up to 220 of them sharing bunks.

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On board the Jeanie Johnston - the story was told of a passenger who gave birth to a baby on board the ship a day before she set sail to America. A few years ago, a descendant of that baby visited the museum ship.

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On board the Jeanie Johnston

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The Jeanie Johnston in Dublin is a replica of the original ship, which made many trans-Atlantic voyages but never lost a passenger or crew member.

Afterward we had tea and coffee at a nearby cafe and then headed off walking toward Bow Street, the Jameson's Whiskey Museum. They don't distill whiskey in Dublin anymore (their operations are in Middleton, in County Cork), but their museum is located where the distillery sat for many years.

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At the Bow Street Distillery

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Ready for a tour

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Symbol of the workers at Jameson's

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Jameson's Distillery Bar and gift shop

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Tasting samples

After the tasting tour - very well done, good explanations and illustrations of the process - we walked to a restaurant we wanted to try - the Fish Shop. (We wanted oysters again.) But they are a very tiny place with only a few tables, and they were fully booked for the whole night. They recommended another spot down the street, L.Mulligan's Grocery, so we dined there. Steve had roast duck, and I had fried trout. We took a taxi back to the hotel, checked in and went to bed.

Tomorrow: Flight departs at 11:30. We need to get out of the hotel by 8 am to allow time for the security check plus more time for the pre-clearance by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol.

Next: Reflections.