A quiet day at home

Not much to report today but to be honest I should have written about the last few days.
A lot on, Birdhill has been on fire (see 2 posts before this one).
I'm almost recovered from the jet lag, or at least I think so, even though I still fall asleep at any opportunities.
I had all the best intentions to go into town with Eillen today, but then the sun came out and I thought I'd go for a jog. Eileen came with me and instead of a 30minute jog, we ended up going for a 2hour walk! No town for me.
Dec and Ambrose worked all day on something, who knows, they say it's men's stuff ;-) there were pipes, lamps and dirt, it's the 'tannest' I've seen Dec in a while. I said: You look very brown, it must be dirt hi hi hi!!!

Did I tell you how Dec said we should go to this restaurant recommended by Shaz that's one of the top 100 restaurants in Ireland? I said: Surely it is, are there even 100 restaurants in Ireland?? Ouch!!!!!

I'm off now. Drop Peggy at home after a pint at the pub.
Beijo!

Hurling at Croke Park

Fun day in Dublin watching my first hurling match live.
Dec and Cyril were supporting Tipp and Ambrose supporting Galway so I was sold to the Galwayegians to even the count!! Marroon jersey and all!! Sorry Amo!! Tipp won anyway.
Back on the Luas to Tallaght and to Mary's place in Ballycullen.
We had dinner with Robyn and back to Dublin, but not in time for the Sunday show. Aw!
It's a real Irish experience, fun and fast game. Very well behaved too (at times!)
All for now.

Birdhill Festival

Annual Birdhill Song writing contest, song written by John Mulcahy and sung by my mum Eileen Briscoe. Championship winning performance. That's 2 in a row for the talented artists.

The weekend was full of activities, starting with the unveiling of the plaque celebrating 150 years of the Birdhill train station. Followed by set dance competition and drinking at the pub.
The following day saw the vintage cars and tractors parade that stopped the road, tug wars, pig on the stick and the singing competition. Plus more drinking, of course!!
All fun and games. Well done for all the organizers.

First days in Ireland

No upgrades but at least we got 3 seats together.
And after a 2hour delay in Heathrow, we finally arrived in Shannon (West Coast) where mam and dad were waiting for us.

I think Dec thrives here because he gets all alert and funny. Me on the other hand, still recovering from the jet lag.

First day I got ready to go for a run whilst Dec and his dad where cutting the grass by the road. I'm all intent and no action... didn't really do much that day except for eat and rest. Yum, we had a really nice fry!!
Yesterday we drove Cashell to see the Rock. I'll post the photos on the Picasa Web Album I created (thanks Elaine!! She got me going on this thing and told me what to do... let's see how long it lasts!!)

Anyhow, it was a beautiful sunny day and we tagged on the back of one of the tours. We saw King Cormack's chappel and all. He's the one on my book, cool when book caracters actually existed.

After that we went to the Bru Buru centre, where we met Eileen's friends who own the place. They are the patrons of Tradiotional Music in Ireland and he is even a Senator! I've never met a Senator. Tea, scones and some singing and chatting later we stopped for din dins and that was it for the day.

Next week we have the races in Galway! I should have more news then.

Slide show of our small farewell with some friends at the Sheaf.
Noice!

The Planning Stage

A couple of months planning but finally the itinerary has been decided on. Not that it has all been organised and booked but at least it is a start.

A couple of crazy weeks of packing! All ready to go, and now just one day to go.
Yay.