Quite frankly, things have been somewhat slow in Eire for the last couple of weeks. Nevertheless, a few exciting things happened throughout that time:
Dara's B-Day
Dara is Aiofa's (pronounced as Eepha) son; Aiofa is Ellen's sister. He turned 6 on December the 10th. We had quite an enjoyable afternoon together and ate some delicious food! In terms of food, Dara is rather picky, to say the least. He will only eat vanilla flavoured cupcakes as a form of dessert, and nothing else. Hence the cupcake "cake," beautifully adorned with m&ms and some white chocolate icing.
Ellen, Dara and Jack (Ellen's youngest brother)
Half of Garret's (Ellen's eldest brother) chest, Ellen, Dara, Jack and the back of Anne's head (Ellen's mother).
Ellen, Dara and Jack (Ellen's youngest brother)
Half of Garret's (Ellen's eldest brother) chest, Ellen, Dara, Jack and the back of Anne's head (Ellen's mother).
Christmas
I spent Christmas Day with Ellen's family in Limerick. We tackled such day in the following manner: lots of good food and doing nothing at all. We were visited by most of Ellen's family early in the afternoon and later that night we had a fabulous Christmas dinner. Dinner entailed: turkey, peas, stuffing, potatoes, carrots, gravy, bread pudding and some lovely Chilean wine. As far as dessert goes, Ellen made a Toblerone cheesecake and Anne contributed with a cherry mousse.
Christmas is taken very seriously in Ireland; aside from the massive amounts of shopping that gets done every year, Christmas is taken as a time for family only; needless to mention, Ireland is predominately Catholic. Hence the, aforementioned, family-time spent in the Murphy's house.
In the county of Claire. Traditional Irish "fence."
A church in Ballyvaughan
Typical Irish landscape, absolutely beautiful!
Christmas is taken very seriously in Ireland; aside from the massive amounts of shopping that gets done every year, Christmas is taken as a time for family only; needless to mention, Ireland is predominately Catholic. Hence the, aforementioned, family-time spent in the Murphy's house.
Año Nuevo
As far as New Year goes, Ellen and I abandoned Limerick in search of some fun further up north. Our destination was Galway; an absolutely beautiful city and home of NUIG. A good few of Ellen's friend decided to get together and throw a house party. Everything went according to plans: lots of alcohol + a good crowd = wicked new year!
I am an antagonist of house-party pictures; so none to show in this topic! Nevertheless, Ellen brought me back to Limerick through a different route. This route is commonly referred to as the "Coastal Road." It threads together quite a few typical Irish towns from the west coast of Ireland, and yes, I have some pictures to show.
A fishing port in Kinvara. That gooey looking snot is exposed algae on low tide.
Downtown Kinvara.
A beautiful Irish bar in Kinvara
I am an antagonist of house-party pictures; so none to show in this topic! Nevertheless, Ellen brought me back to Limerick through a different route. This route is commonly referred to as the "Coastal Road." It threads together quite a few typical Irish towns from the west coast of Ireland, and yes, I have some pictures to show.
A fishing port in Kinvara. That gooey looking snot is exposed algae on low tide.
Downtown Kinvara.
A beautiful Irish bar in Kinvara
Driving through the province of Connaught. Certainly not the best land around!
In the county of Claire. Traditional Irish "fence."
A church in Ballyvaughan
Typical Irish landscape, absolutely beautiful!
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