Off To Ireland: Part 4

All buckled up and ready to leave Dublin and head for the country!  Our first day out of Dublin took us south and east away from the North Sea.

No houses.  Just green fields.

And cows.

Our first stop of the day was at a farm owned by an American woman who inherited her grandmother's property, Zwartbles Farm.  She raises sheep. And alpacas.

Guard alpacas, guarding the sheep and the gate.

Could I live here, surrounded by this garden?  Oh yes!

After we waved good-bye to our hostess and this beautiful place, we drove on to Kilkenny where we checked in to our hotel and set out to explore.

That big building in the background?  It's Kilkenny Castle!

There were so many beautiful churches!

We explored the town's pubs.

And listened to Irish music.

And walked past, in, and out of, all the small out of the way shops, alleys and buildings.

Finally, we were ready to walk back across the river to the hotel and settle in for the night.

Random things you see in the store windows...

And in gardens.