Our trip to Dublin was first class. The tranportation system is efficient and comfortable. If you pre-book, as we did, an electronic display of your name appears above your seat. In case you are wondering if the rails are used by natives or foreign visitors, our fellow passageners in our section were Fionia Murphy, Donal O'Donovan, Lorna McCan and Brian O'Donahue. The OAP's (Old Age Pensioners--so much for politically correct) may ride the rails and buses for free anywhere in the country. By the time we exited the train at Heusteon we knew we were in Dublin. Guinness distillary was to our left and the first Q line was to our right. We Qed for tickets to the Lucas (lewis) the new high-speed rail system above ground for in-town travelling. Everything was easy . Dublin boasts about 1 million people. I wonder why it doesn't tilt into the Dublin Bay since the country only has 4 million people.
We reached our nephew Brian's house in Reheny in good fashion. We walked from the train and noticed, wider roads, sidewalks and larger homes built closer together. Brian and Dierdre have a lovely home with a backyard and a cul-de-sac road. Perfect for their two young sons, Eli and Harry. Their children are so cute and well-mannered. Only photos can convey the red-haired 41/2 year old Harry and 7 year old Eli. Eli wears a uniform to school, one for PE days and another for the other days of the week. They can walk to everything, including school, shopping, a huge park--St. Ann's and a massive beach on Dublin Bay. It is a terrific setting.
Dierdre came home from work and it looked like she worked on the runway. Her jacket had more high fashion details than my entire wardrobe for my entire life. She is a stunning and smart woman who runs an international business.
It was raining on our second day and so Brian took Harry, and us to Newgrange. It is a neolithic monument that is older than the pyrmids. The experience bordered on the religious. We had a wonderful time. Then we ate lunch at the Abby Tavern in Howth. A roaring fire, stone walls, old weathered wood table and chairs. And a wonderful meal of seafood chowder and mussells. Most of the fish used in Ireland comes from Howth. We enjoyed that a lot. We ate dinner at an Italian restaurant in Raheney--very good. We also visited Dierdre's mother. We packed in a lot of visiting in the days we were there.
More speaking Irish--In dublin everything is GRAND and people are lovely. Dierdre has a lovely girl for our Micheal and wants him to come and stay for a while so he can see if this is the girl for him.
Back in town this morning and loading up on food for the prediction of heavy rains for the net two days. On our way into town we say a horse an rider in full gallop on the Ventry Beach. With the wild sea producing waves at high tide, it was a pleasure to view.
Lois and Bill back in Dingle
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