Ireland - Shannon / Dublin and the trip home

As you can see it's really not all that far to Tipperary. Today we took the long way back to Dublin, through Limerick, Tipperary and the Rock of Cashel. We didn't have time to stop in either Limerick or Tipperary, but I think the highlight for us is just to see the name on the road signs.

The Rock of Cashel is the former seat of power for the Munster kings before the Normans showed up. St. Patrick is reputed to have converted the kings to Christianity here too. After is was a castle it was converted into a cathedral. Now it is all in ruins and under renovation.

Back in Dublin we stayed at friends of Shannon's. They had a few people over and put on a BBQ. It was a great time. They also let us stay the night. Of course, we stayed up all night before we had to fly home early in the morning.

My mother once told me that if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all, so in the spirit of Mother's Day, I won't tell you about our flights back to Denver. We arrived very tired and slightly nauseous. We got back to Boulder all right, and even managed to drive on the right side of the road.

We had a great trip and both would love to go back to see the rest of the island.