Adare Ireland

Tuesday April 16
We took the bus from Cork to Limerick to Adare. It took about 3 hours. We are staying in the beautiful Dunraven Arms Hotel. Adare is a picturesque thatched roof village of olde. There are lots of shoppes, restaurants, and a park, all within walking distance.

                                          View from our hotel room

                                          Our hotel room

                                          Dunraven Arms Hotel

                                           Park

                                          David holding up a wall

                                          Thatched roof cottage

                                          Thatched roof cottage

                                          Adare Main Street

                                          Augustinian Friary built in 1316

Titanic Commemoration April 14

Sunday April 14, 2013
Today Cobh commemorates the anniversary of the day 123 people from Cobh boarded the Titanic. Three days later 79 of them died. Each year they have a service at the Titanic memorial.  Some of the residents dress in period costumes. There are several speakers, prayers are said, songs are sung, then everyone marches to Kennedy Park. The names of those who died are read, and 79 flowers are tossed into the sea. 

 

  

 

 

 

Cobh Ireland Neighborhood

Here are some pictures of our Cobh Ireland neighborhood.  Cobh, originally Queenstown, was the last port of call of the Titanic.  The Titanic museum is right across the street from our flat.

In 1892, 15 year old Annie Moore, from Cobh, was the first person to be processed at Ellis Island, along with her two younger brothers, Anthony and Phillip.  There is a statue of Annie in Cobh, next to the Heritage Center.

Our flat is corner building, all 3 levels above store.

St. Colman Cathedral Catholic Church steeple 

 

St.Colman Cathedral

 

 Our flat from across the street

 

 Kennedy Park

 

 Annie Moore statue

 

 Lusitania memorial statue

Cobh Ireland April 2013

Thursday April 3
We arrived in Cobh Ireland yesterday for our 3 month stay. We flew non-stop from Atlanta to Dublin then took the train to Cobh via Cork. Flat is nice, 3 bedrooms and 2 baths on 3 levels. Weather is cool but sunny. I roasted a chicken and potatoes in the oven after figuring out how the oven turned on.


View from our living room

Friday April 5
We took the train to Cork and went shopping. There was a big mall there similar to ones in the US. Bought a prepaid phone to use locally as my iPhone doesn't work here. Our flat is right next to a pub and we could hear a band playing 60's music until one in the morning.

Saturday April 6

The town of Cobh was quite festive today. From our flat we could hear musicians playing Irish music and the streets were bustling with shoppers and sightseers.                              

Sunday April 7

Very cold and windy today. There are whitecaps on the sea. Good day to stay inside and watch movies. We have satellite TV and lots of movie and news channels.

Monday April 8
I am on my way to Cork to do some shopping. David stayed in the flat. He likes to sit by the window and watch the ships and people. I am having withdrawal from reality shows. It's not too bad. Revenge is on here but they are about 6 shows behind so eventually I will see them all.

Cork Shopping District

Thursday April 11

Went into Cork and took the hop on/hop off double decker tour bus. Cork is a great place for shopping and dining, but not too much for sightseeing. Pretty much saw the entire city in an hour.  

English Market

                               

English Market

Sunday, April 14
It is very windy here today, but warm. I walked up to St. Colman's Cathedral Catholic Church up on the hill and the wind gusts were so strong I had to hang on to the railings to not get blown over.

The sea, she is angry