Woke up this morning to an overcast day but its not as cold as it has been. Not a good start to the day, we are sitting in the seat where some body had spewed in a couple of days ago, it still stinks lol!! There are lots of sick people on the bus coughing and spluttering.

Our first stop today was at a mass grave from the great potato famine, this is where the above picture was taken, it is about an orphaned boy knocking on the door to the workhouse, this is where many died from starvation and disease.

Our second stop was at the cliffs of mother. These are shear cliff faces which lots of sea birds make there homes. It is very beautiful and was nice to be able to walk around them for a bit.

In this area of Ireland years and years ago the land owners got to have there way with the bride on there wedding night, just like in braveheart lol!

We stopped and took photos of the Burren hill side, it is made up of lime stone. Galway bay is just below it, this is where we will be stopping for lunch, it is ment to be the most beautiful town in Ireland, so looking forward to seeing it. The limestone is used a lot for there dry walls that they use to section of there paddocks and as fences for there houses.

Now I haven't said anything about the myth of the shamrock yet, it goes something like this, St Patrick used it to teach christianity by using the three points of the clover, the father, the sun and the holy spirit. Now hopefully I've got that right.

As we drive around Ireland we pass a lot of remains of large towers, they were built in strategic spots to protect the town from invaders.

Well they where right Galway is beautiful even though it was raining. Lots of old pubs with so much character about them, buskers performing on the streets and a port. We could have got lost in the cobble stone lanes for hours. We both had crepes for lunch, Boofa had a chicken and honey ham in white garlic sauce, mine was filled with roast vegetable's and nuts with herbs, it was yuuuumy! The ice cream looked delicious too but we were both to full, b*****!

Galway many years ago had a couple of families that ran the town, one well known one was the Lynch family. In history today they tell us that the father of the family was the judge of the town and ruled with an iron fist. His son had suspicions that his fiancée was playing around on him, so he killed her. Being tried in the court for murder, his father sentenced ( the judge) him to death, after sentencing all the executioners in the county refused to carry out the execution because of possible repercussion's, so his father had to perform the execution himself and that's where the name lynchmob comes from. Glade I have phumba and not mr Lynch as dad!!

Forgot to write that a couple of days ago when we did the ring of Kerry we stopped in Waterville, this was a well known holiday place of Charlie Chaplin, got a picture taken with his statue lol!

Arrived in Dublin with enough time to get ready for the optional extra, show night at the Taylors Irish cabaret. We had a four course meal including an Irish coffee, yum yum! The acts where traditional and original songs and dance, they even did a bit of river dance they where fantastic, I can see why nan enjoyed it so much when she saw it done. There was also a comedian, Noel Ginnity, he was such a laugh. After the show Boofa and I went out in Temple Bar, it is a well known stretch of bars and restaurants in Dublin. Drank some Guinness and watched live music, it was great, there was a lit of drunk people though there had been a big game of Gaelic Footy on, so lots of celebrations.

Here are some Irish Gaelic words
dia dhuit - hello
go raibh maith agat - thank you
ta failte romhat - you are welcome
Seasons:
Winter – geimhreadh
Spring – earrach
Summer – samhradh
Autumn – fómhar

Family:
Mother – máthair
Father – athair
Grandmother – seanmháthair
Grandfather – seanathair
Son – mac
Daughter – inín, iníon
Sister – deirfiúr
Brother – dearthair, deartháir
Aunt – aintín
Uncle – uncail
Hello - dia dhuit, Dia is Muire dhuit
How are you - conas tá tú
How old are you - cén aois tú
Thank you - go raibh maith agat
What is your name - cad is ainm duit
Where are you from - cad as tú
You’re Welcome - tá fáilte romhat