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July 14, 2004Dunluce CastleDunluce Castle is on the road to Giant's Causeway. The castle, which is perched right above the sea was built back in the 1400's, I think. Anyhow, one night as the owners of the castle were preparing for a...Read this update Posted by Heather on July 14, 2004 11:29 PM
Category: Refuge Camp at DownhillI don't know if you all remember my entry about the refuge camp that my bunk mate Jennifer and I built at Downhill, but this is what it looked like! We laughed so hard we nearly woke the people...Read this update Posted by Heather on July 14, 2004 11:25 PM
Category: Doheny and Nesbitt Pub, DublinRead this update Posted by Heather on July 14, 2004 11:21 PM
Category: The Irish Sea at the Giant's CausewayRead this update Posted by Heather on July 14, 2004 11:17 PM
Category: Giant's Causeway...almost at the bottomRead this update Posted by Heather on July 14, 2004 11:15 PM
Category: Giant's Causeway: A View from the TopRead this update Posted by Heather on July 14, 2004 11:14 PM
Category: Wexford Girls Love Brian AdamsThese are the girls I met in Killarney from Wexford. We had some savage craic!...Read this update Posted by Heather on July 14, 2004 11:13 PM
Category: Lessons LearnedLast week, I sat down with a local journalist for an interview for a magazine article. You see, my story, as nutty and whimsy as it has been, may just inspire someone else to live out their dream. I think...Read this update Posted by Heather on July 14, 2004 12:23 AM
Category: July 13, 2004Even the Irish love a Bargain!I thought this was hilarious! They even have dollar stores in Ireland, okay, pounds, but I thought it was funny! I guess finding a bargain is a universal thing!...Read this update Posted by Heather on July 13, 2004 11:36 PM
Category: Be A Diva!This store is my store! Actually, it's a salon, but the name cracked me up! I had to go in and take a look around because the name Diva was in the title! I think they should have treated...Read this update Posted by Heather on July 13, 2004 11:31 PM
Category: St. ThereseThe Irish love St. Therese as much as we do! I found many references to St. Therese in Ireland. This statue is at the church in Adare....Read this update Posted by Heather on July 13, 2004 11:29 PM
Category: July 11, 2004KnockKnock, the mecca for Catholic's. I had a beautiful day at Knock and I had a very religious experience....Read this update Posted by Heather on July 11, 2004 10:38 PM
Category: Downhill BeachThis is right on the beach at Downhill. I had the pleasure of waking up to this every morning and going to bed to it every night for five days! The water was very cold! But the view was...Read this update Posted by Heather on July 11, 2004 10:30 PM
Category: Downhill BeachThis is a view of the beach at Downhill, Northern Ireland. Actually, this is on the beach looking up at the cliff area. Downhill is a very small village with just a few homes and no store or pubs....Read this update Posted by Heather on July 11, 2004 10:26 PM
Category: Thatched Cottages in AdareThese are the beautiful thatched cottages in Adare. They are much more attractive than the water in the previous picture. I would like a thatched roof cottage. I wonder how many Euro that would cost?...Read this update Posted by Heather on July 11, 2004 10:20 PM
Category: Sites from AdareThis was a washing pond in Adare where all the people would meet back in the 1800's. As you can see, the water looks like it's been sitting since the 1800's. The locals said that it is because they...Read this update Posted by Heather on July 11, 2004 10:17 PM
Category: July 09, 2004PicturesAs you can see, I have uploaded some of my pictures for your viewing pleasure. I have more, many, many more to upload. Just give me time! I promise they are coming!...Read this update Posted by Heather on July 9, 2004 08:24 PM
Category: Sleeping At the PubI caught this fine man taking a snooze at a pub in Limerick....Read this update Posted by Heather on July 9, 2004 08:20 PM
Category: Herself at the CliffsSee, I really did go to Ireland. It wasn't all Blarney!...Read this update Posted by Heather on July 9, 2004 07:43 PM
Category: July 07, 2004I promise the pictures are comingOkay, so I have been home for a week now, and I know you are all wondering where are the pictures you took? Well, you see, when I first got home, all I wanted to do was sleep. In fact,...Read this update Posted by Heather on July 7, 2004 10:51 PM
Category: July 03, 2004There's No Place Like HomeI am home! I finally arrived in Indianapolis on Wednesday night at 9:15. This was later than orginally planned. It seems that O'Hare is the Bermuda Triangle for me. I left O'Hare late flying out for Ireland and I couldn't...Read this update Posted by Heather on July 3, 2004 11:08 AM
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