Dublin was just as rainy as the coast, so we did some shopping for souvenirs (the one flight where we didn't have to worry about how much luggage we had was in just a couple days!) and then went to the Temple Bar area for dinner in a pub. The next day we took a city tour, through the Trinity College campus where the Book of Kells (the New Testament in Latin) is kept.We didn't get to see it, but we were very close.That afternoon we decided we were done being to...

We got into Cork in the late afternoon, and hopped on the bus into the city.Our bus driver even arranged a hostel for us, and dropped us off at the door after his other stops.That night we wandered around Cork, and in and out of a couple pubs with live music. It was pretty rainy, but the weather cleared up over night and we had a beautiful morning at Blarney Castle.We both kissed the Blarney Stone, not that either of really need extra aptitude with flattery or...