Come Dance with Me in Ireland

(Ok, after that last post, it's time to take the blog back from the boy!)

Heidi’s Irish trivia game has me remembering my own travels in Ireland. Heidi’s beautiful pictures are all sunshine and blue skies. Mine are more like 40-shades-of-gray! But Irish weather aside, here are some of my favorite Irish pics:

Here is my friend Iris and me at Ballydougan Pottery in Co. Armagh. Notice the newspaper headline. That was an exciting time in Ireland!

Here I am on a gloomy Irish day at Powerscourt Estate and Gardens—I wonder what it looks like in the summer!

Check out the waterfall—there had been a record amount of rain that November (2002).

You can also see the flooding here at the new bridge in Enniscorthy. Notice the water level. Yikes! If you click on this link, you can see the new bridge and the old bridge too, in the background—as you can see, engineering was much better then!

My favorite part was visiting St. Anne’s school in Rathangan, Co. Wexford. The “senior infants” (Kindergarten) welcomed us. The children wanted to hear us talk and to touch Iris’ long black hair. It was Thanksgiving that day and the class was studying our American holiday with their American teacher. The little darlings thought Iris was a Native American!

And, they absolutely loved having their pictures taken. We even danced outside on the yard with them—when it wasn’t raining! :)

And, just for fun, here’s my favorite Waterford picture!

I look forward to going back with Sean and James someday! I can’t wait to see the Dingle Peninsula, the Aran Islands, the Giants’ Causeway, Galway and visit some old favorites and old friends as well—Grafton Street, Glendalough, Powerscourt….sigh….sorry, all dreamy again!

--L