Ireland 2009 Map of the Tour.

Ireland 2009 Map of the Tour.

Ireland 2009 Blog INDEX

Index to Ireland 2009 blog postings.
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IRELAND 2009, ALL POSTINGS
JUNE 07, 2009. DAY 01.
JUNE 08, 2009. DAY 02.
JUNE 09, 2009. DAY 03.
JUNE 10, 2009, DAY 04.
JUNE 11, 2009, DAY 05.
JUNE 12, 2009, DAY 06.
JUNE 13, 2009, DAY 07.
JUNE 14, 2009, DAY 08.
JUNE 15, 2009, DAY 09.
JUNE 16, 2009, DAY 10.
JUNE 17, 2009, DAY 11.
JUNE 18, 2009, DAY 12.
JUNE 19, 2009, DAY 13.

LIMERICK CONTEST.
VIDEOS, ALL.
MAPS, ALL.

Ireland 2009 Group Photo.

A great bunch of tourists!!!
Group photo by TOM.

LIMERICK CONTEST

To keep us entertained, Leader Pat would have contests while we were on the bus. One day we had a Limerick contest. We all voted Marcia's Limerick as the best. Here are the 15 entries received in alphabetical order following Marcia's two entries. Thanks be to Gail for transcribing them for us.

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MARCIA'S WINNING LIMERICK

Marcia's Limerick, voted best by popular vote by all of us who were awake on the bus. Thank you Gail for the fancy calligraphy. The rest of the Limericks were reproduced by me pushing all the right buttons (most of the time).

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June 19, 2009: PORTRUSH to DUBLIN.

Today, our last travel day, we drive from Portrush & return to Dublin. Being our longest drive of this trip, we have limited time to stop. We stopped in Belfast for lunch & to see the sites. Later, we stopped at the old monastic site, Monasterboice to see some more old relics from Irelands long ago past.

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June 19, 2009 Map

June 19, 2009, Map.

Our longest & last day on the bus.

June 19, 2009: Belfast.

Our first "photo op" in Belfast.
The Queen's University Student Union building to make a "Pit Stop".
I hope the Queen doesn't mind if we use her "Loo"!

Belfast.
The "PEACE WALL".

Like Derry, the city of Belfast had it's share of political unrest during the 60's & 70's. We toured the Catholic & Protestant areas, which are still divided by a wall with large metal gates. In these areas we saw various murals & monuments dedicated to this struggle.

Belfast brick row houses.

Belfast in the rain.
Glen, John, Marcia & Jo Ann.