Ireland 2013: June 2013

Sunday 30 June 2013

Saturday 29 June 2013

Sailboat Regatta

Saturday June 29

There was a sailboat regatta today in Cobh Harbor.

Wednesday 26 June 2013

The Old Church Cemetery has been used as a burial ground for over 300 years, with the earliest grave dated 1698. Dr. James Roche Verling, the physician to Napoleon, boxer Jack Doyle, and poet Charles Wolfe are buried there. The remains of 169 victims of the RMS Lusitania are interred there, mainly in 3 mass graves.

The Market House, built in 1806, was used as the temporary morgue for victims of the RMS Lusitania. It currently houses the Cobh Library and District Court.

Pictures I took walking from Cobh City Center to the Old Church Cemetery.

Tuesday 25 June 2013

Cobh June 25

Tuesday June 25

I walked around Cobh today and took pictures of some things I thought were cutesy and interesting.

Saturday 22 June 2013

Cobh Classic Car Club

Saturday June 22

Another cruise ship, the MS Prinsendam, is in today and there is a vintage car show sponsored by the Cobh Classic Car Club.

Thursday 20 June 2013

Scottish Highlands

Thursday June 20

We headed north today to the Scottish Highlands, enjoying views of many of the lochs (lakes), and stopping at Glencoe, where the Scottish scenes in Skyfall were filmed, my favorite Bond movie. Then on to Fort Augustus, a charming Highland village on the banks of Loch Ness. We had a picnic lunch next to the Caledonian Canal, then a relaxing cruise on the lake, of course searching for the Loch Ness Monster. On the trip back to Edinburgh we stopped at the quaint town of Pitlochry, then Queensferry to view the spectacular Forth Bridge.

Scotland is one of the most beautiful countries I have visited, with magnificent snowcapped mountains, tree covered hills, open moors, flowing rivers, blue lochs, and green pastures, forests, and glens. The loch shores are dotted with small villages and towns, and the pastures and glens are home to sheep, cattle, and deer.