| Ireland Trip July 1999 | |
| This was Joe's second trip to Ireland and Amy's
first. Joe went for business for 2 weeks and Amy came along for the first week. Back to the Piscitella's Ireland Home Page |
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Pubs we visited in Ireland |
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| Day 1: We arrived at ~11:30 am, got our rental
car and drove through Dublin to our hotel, The Conrad. Amy refused to drive the
first since everyone drove on the left side, the streets were narrow, and none of them
were named. We rested for a while and then took a walk over to Trinity College and
through Steven's Green. That night we hung out at Temple Bar (which is a whole area
full of pubs and restaurants that is blocked off to any cars so you can walk around the
streets). Click here for more details and pictures. of Day 1 (Saturday) |
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| Day 2: Sunday we got up bright and early to head out for the rest of the weekend (Monday was a bank holiday). We drove all over the south west part of Ireland. We took N7 out of Dublin to Limerick. From Limerick we took N21 to N22 to Kilarney. Then we drove around the Ring of Kerry and Valentia Island and ended up in Bantry where we stayed the night at the Dunauley Bed and Breakfast. |
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| Day 3: We saw the Bantry house as soon as it opened before we continued on our journey to Mizen Head. From Mizen Head we followed the South coast to Kinsale. Then we drove up through Cork and took N8 to Cashel where we saw the rock of Cashel. We followed N8 to N7 and then back to Dublin. |
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| Day 4: Tuesday Joe had to work so Amy dropped
him off and then went sight seeing for the day. Amy went to Powers Court first and
then drove Military Road through the Wicklow Mountains. Click here for more details and pictures. of Day 4 (Tuesday) |
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| Day 5: Amy drove to Kilkenny and toured the
castle. It was a long drive so this took up the majority of the day. On her
way to pick up Joe from work, she stopped at Castletown House for a tour. Click here for more details and pictures. of Day 5 (Wednesday) |
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| Day 6: Amy spent all day Thursday walking
around Dublin. There are so many sights to see... castles, churches, Trinity College, the
Guinness Brewery, etc. That night we went to Johnny Fox's where we got to see
Ireland dancing and singing! Click here for more details and pictures. of Day 6 (Thursday) |
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| Day 7: Joe only had to work a 1/2 day so Amy did the Dublin tour (by bus) in the morning and drove up to Intel to get Joe. We left from Intel and went North to Trim Castle. |
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| Day 8: We drove north of Dublin to see New
Grange (Knowth and Dowth). We ended up seeing several abbeys, a round tower, and the
Kells High Cross. Click here for more details and pictures. of Day 8 (Saturday) |
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