Ireland



Day 9, Ireland View from Trim Castle roof Nice to have a leisurely morning. For longer than one moment, we were able to catch our breath. Then at 11:30 we set off for Trim Castle. Joy and Tom’s brother Matt and three of his four kids, Matthew, Blaithin and Fionon, […]

Happy Days 65: Castle Ghosts




Ireland, Day 6 The great American-Irish Gaelic football cup Nice to meet you, Gaelic football.Tom’s nephews (Matt’s kids) Matthew and Fionan (FEE-non), and niece Blaithin (BLA-hing) who live next door invited the kids to a game of Gaelic football on their lawn. It’s kind of a cross between soccer, football, […]

Happy Days 62: Church and Gaelic football









Ireland, Day 1 Doors of Dublin It’s 2:30 a.m. Irish time and I should be crashing but I’ve got my second wind. After a 4 hour delay sitting on a plane in the Chicago aiport due to rain and lightning, we finally made it to Dublin yesterday morning. Ironically, blue […]

Happy Days 57: Hello from Ireland!