Friday, April 3, 1998

Joe's Day Two - Limerick

Ed and I got the rental car at the Shannon airport and we were off. It was a riot driving on the left side, and I was amazed by all the different styles of cars and how new they were. Ireland was a lot different from my tour bus visit 12 years ago.

After checking into the Limerick Inn where we had stayed before, we went into Limerick City for lunch. I believe the restaurant we ate at was called Maxs. It was quite tasty and I really enjoyed the people watching from the window seat. I was particularly impressed by the bold colors and the character of the store fronts. Something you rarely see in the states. It was also so funny how it felt like 4 in the afternoon but it was really only 9am.

During our visit in Limerick, Ed and I did a little shopping. I bought a "tourist cap" since it was rainy and a bit chilly and Ed bought a 100 pound sweater (currency not weight) from an overly pushy but cute sales woman. After a brief rainy walk in Limerick, we took a drive through the country side looking for castles then ended up at the Craggaunowen Project which was much like an outdoor museum. After, we ended up in Tulla and had a toasted cheese sandwich in a pub where the locals seemed pretty intrigued by us two Yanks. Now, it was off to Durty Nellies, where we met a group of Americans and talked about politics. Oh joy. I was exhausted and not into it that all.

After grabbing another bite to eat in Limerick, as punchy as I think I've ever been, I crashed hard back at the hotel. It's so great to get to Ireland, but it's also great to take that first sleep in Ireland.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Cool. My father was from Labasheeda and lived one or two doors down from Casey's. I'm not sure which house it is, but I believe it is one of the three or four with collapsed roofs.

My mother was from Kilkee and, while they only lived miles appart, never met until tghe came to the States. My mother was living in NJ and my father in Brooklyn.
Dennis O'Regan
doregan@verizon.net

Anonymous said...

Cool. My father was from Labasheeda and lived one or two doors down from Casey's. I'm not sure which house it is, but I believe it is one of the three or four with collapsed roofs.

My mother was from Kilkee and, while they only lived miles appart, never met until tghe came to the States. My mother was living in NJ and my father in Brooklyn.
Dennis O'Regan
doregan@verizon.net