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The mall in Limerick, where we bought another suitcase (the shopping got a little out of control :-)
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First time we saw a public trash can, after 3 days in Ireland.
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Just a road marker, we liked the Dublin and Tipperary references.
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An old monastery on a side road from downtown Limerick.
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The pub next door to our hotel in Limerick.
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The road to Bunratty Castle (you can see the castle in the background).
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On the approach to Bunratty...
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The back side of the castle.
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Zoom in to read the history. Really old digs, this place.
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Part of Bunratty's grounds.
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A view from one of the towers. Bunratty lies at the fork of three major rivers.
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Another view from the top...
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..and another...
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Hope the ancient residents didn't drink this stuff...
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One of the guest houses on the castle grounds...
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Gardens and stonewalls have been built for the tourists.
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Really cool stone work...
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...and really old, too...
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A section of the wall around what used to be the moat.
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There's a re-created village on the grounds. This is a typical farmer's house.
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This is where a tradesman might have lived.
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This is where a doctor may have lived.
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The front of the printer's shop.
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This used to be the moat...
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A view of the front entrance... where the "dinner guests" enter the castle.
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Seated next to us was a woman from Texas, with her adopted Korean daughter. (They had Boston accents, and for a time lived in Easton, MA).
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The mead wine that was served made Terry kind of cuddly...
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A Harp player entertained the diners at Buntratty Castle.
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And the singers, all dressed in medieval costumes, doubled as the waitresses.
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Our new Texas-Boston friends, leaving the castle after dinner.
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Back in the day, a draw-bridge stood where the stairs are today.
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Check out the torches for front door porch lights...
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Limerick hosted Austria in the Special Olympics World Games held in Dublin, which took place while we were there.
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