A few views from Ireland...

Ireland has long been known at The Emerald Isle due to how green the countryside stays year-round because of the vast amount of rainfall. However, during our 10-day visit over Memorial Day we only saw blue skies and sunny weather.

Every town and village has numerous Irish pubs and most of those have live traditional Irish music on a regular basis. Most musicians are like at this pub--non-professional, non-paid, who gather to just to share their love of Irish music.

 

The massive coastline of Ireland features beautiful vistas at almost every turn.

The town of Cobh, though small, is famous for several reasons, the most being that it was the Titanic's last port-of-call before setting sail for the States and the ill-fated crash with an iceberg in 1912.  This famous view is locally called the Deck of Cards, It consists of 23 houses built in the mid-1800's. All are almost identical, all a different color, and all constructed on a different elevation.

Grandson AJ, upon seeing this image, said, "Pop it's a maze." He was almost right. Most all of the fences in Ireland are made of stacked stone, as this scene on the Dingle Peninsula.

This beautiful view of the ocean remains even though the buildings have become abandoned through the years.

It's been 75 years since this boat got caught in the rocks and wrecked on the coast if Inishsheer, the smallest of the three Aran Islands, off the coast of Galway.

I was most impressed by the vivid colors in all the little villages of southern Ireland.

A colorful window in Kinsale.

The famous Cliffs of Moher

A long hike followed by a picnic with a view.

Pub regulars.

The choice for most Irish beer drinkers

Rocky Top

Library at Trinity College in Dublin, also home to the Book of Kells.