IRELAND

Karen and Audrey




visit the Homeland of their ancestral immigrant grandparents, Daniel SHIELDS & his wife, Mary ???
(accompanied by their spouses, Darrell and David, respectively,)

• Ireland, Fodor's 2001, Fodor's Travel Publications
  
• Dillard, Elsie and Susan Causin, Ireland, Bed and Breakfast, 1999, Chronicle Books, Appletree Press, San Francisco
  
• Ireland, The Complete Guide and Road Atlas, 1998, Appletree Press, Belfast
  
• McQuillan, Dan, Ireland Guide, Open Road Publishing, 1998
  
• Ireland, Travel Magazine and Vacation Planner 2001, Irish Tourist Board, Tourist Service 1-800-223-6470, E-mail: http://www.irelandvacations.com
  

• 03 June 2001, Sunday, Leave Indianapolis 1:30 P.M.; Arrive Chicago 2:33 P.M.
  Arriving at airport, flight cancelled, another unavailable
  Drove to Chicago to catch our 7:40 P.M. flight from there.
  
     
  
  
• 04 June 2001, Monday, Arrived Dublin 9:00 A.M., then onto Shannon 10:40 A.M.
  Process through customs, rent car paying for insurance
  Drive on left side of road to Cliffs of Moher.
  Overnight at the Bunratty Woods B & B
  
  
• 05 June 2001, Tuesday, still driving, go to Blarney, then to Cork and onto Cobh (cove)
  From Cork to Kenmare, and lodging at Muxnaw Lodge B & B
  
  
• 06 June 2001, Wednesday, take the Ring of Kerry from Kenmare to Killarney...an all day trip
  Lodging at Gleann Fia B & B
  
  
• 07 June 2001, Thursday, Drive to Cork and turn car in.
  Meet at bus station 11:35 A.M.
  Buy special "Green Card" for bus and train travel.
  Cork to Waterford arriving at 1:50 P.M.
  Check into Sion Hill B & B.
  Tour the Waterford Factory.
  
  
• 08 June 2001, Friday, Waterford to Kilkenny via train, to Dublin.
  Remains of medieval castles and stone fencing to view while on train.
  Tour castles and cathedrals with lunch & dinner in Kilkenny.
  Leave 7:07 P.M. and arrive in Dublin at 9:17 P.M., take cab to hotel.
  Lodging at Trinity Lodge with suite of rooms and kitchenette.
  
  
• 09 June 2001, Saturday, Dublin
  
  
• 10 June 2001, Sunday, Dublin
  
  
• 11 June 2001, Monday, Dublin to Belfast
  Leave on 11:00 A.M. "express" train.
  Took 2 cabs to Jury's Inn in downtown Belfast, because cabs were too small for four people's luggage.
  Spend afternoon at the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland for SHIELDS genealogy.
  
  
• 12 June 2001, Tuesday, day trip to Giant's Causeway.
  Back to Jury's Inn for lodging.
  
  
• 13 June 2001, Wednesday, Spend day at the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland for SHIELDS genealogy.
  
  

  SOME ACCOMMODATIONS SUGGESTIONS when researching at PRONI Belfast Bed and Breakfast Website Avenue Guest House on Eglantine, a block from Lisburn, where you can take a bus or walk to PRONI; has private baths; under owner named Stephen (2005). Lots of eateries, ATMs, bookstores, busses, and people walking by. Mariner is less expensive; baths in hall; clean. All Seasons B & B...said to be just around the corner from PRONI on Lisburn Ave. SOME PUB SUGGESTIONS Botanic Inn (aka "The Bot") and Eglantine Inn ("The Eg") on Malone across from each other.

  
  
• 14 June 2001, Thursday, take bus to train at Dublin for 3:00 P.M. flight; arrive Chicago 5:15 P.M. for 9:41 P.M. flight home; and wait...and wait...and wait...through stormy weather and cancelled flights until late night flight back to Indianapolis. Carriann (Richey) Penn met us at airport about 3:00 A.M. in the morning. Darrell drove home and we hit "the sack."
  
     
  
     
  
  

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  Church/Monastary Ruin & Graveyard, Ennistymon
  O'Looney Gravestone
  Celtic Gravestones
  O'Looney Pub, Lahinch
  Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare
  O'Brien's Tower at the Cliffs of Moher
  Friary Ruins, Ennis, Co. Clare
  Thatched Roof, Quaint Bldg., New Market-on-Fergus, Co. Clare
  Bunratty Castle, Co. Clare
  Bunratty Feast
  Bunratty Woods B & B
  
  

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  Church at Charleville
  St. Mary's Church, Co. Cork
  Buttevant Catholic Friary Ruins, Graveyard, Information Signs, Co., Cork
  Other Monastery Ruins, Co. Cork
  Blarney Castle & Ruins, Co. Cork
  Darrell Kisses Blarney Stone
  Wall Embedded with Flowers and Plants at Cobh, Co. Cork
  Row Houses in Cobh, Co. Cork
  Grand Island Bridge, Cobh, Co. Cork
  Nathional Monument, Cork, Co. Cork
  Macroon City Hall, Macroon, Co. Cork
  Muxnaw Lodge, near Kenmare, Co. Kerry
  
  

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  Possible Druid Stones
  Ancient Staigue Fortress
  Landscape Scenery, Ring of Kerry
  Woolly Sheep, Ring of Kerry
  Scenic Inlet
  Lamb's Head
  Peat/Turf Bog Pit
  Stone Walls Traverse and Crisscross the Hilly Countryside
  Dingle Bay Scene
  MacGillycuddy's Reeks
  Kerry Bog Village
  Peat/Turf Log Pile
  Rolls-Royce at the Red Fox
  Eight Arches Bridge
  Gleann Fia Country House B & B, Killarney
  To Dance on the Moon
  
  

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  Waterford Lead Crystal Factory and Visitor Centre
  Linsmore Castle Crystal Vase
  Sion Hill House
  Scenes from Sion Hill House
  Garden Flowers from the Gardens of Sion Hill House
  The Waterford Quay
  
  

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  Colorful Quaint Buildings in Kilkenny
  Kilkenny Castle Entrance Ticket
  Kilkenny Castle
  Chimney Stacks near Kilkenny Castle
  The Thosel
  St. John's Church
  St. Canice's Cathedral
  St. Canice's Cathedral Stained Glass Windows
  St. Canice's Tower
  St. Francis Abbey Ruins
  Black Abbey
  St. Canice's Church
  Streets of Kilkenny
  Kyteler's Inn
  
  

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  Trinity Lodge, Dublin
  Dublin Tour
  St. Patrick's Cathedral
  King William III's Chair at St. Patrick's Cathedral
  Simple Wooden Chairs at St. Patrick's Cathedral
  Christchurch
  Dublin Castle
  Mayor's Home, Dublin
  Trinity College, Library, & The Book of Kells
  Guinness Storehouse
  Queen of Tarts Shop
  O'Neill's Pub
  The Legal Eagle Pub
  Molly Malone's Statue
  Georgian Famous Door
  Temple Bar Street Sign
  St. Stephen's Mall
  St. Stephen's Green
  Dundalk Train Station
  
  

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  Landscape Scene
  Rock Fencing Scene
  Meandering Creek Scene
  Church Scene
  Housing Area
  Roofing of Home
  Closeup of Homes
  Little Building
  
  

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  Church in Belfast, Ireland
  Technical College, Belfast
  Grand Opera House, Belfast
  Research at the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI), Belfast
  Audrey Resting
  Belfast Train Station
  Uncle Saam's Restaurant, Potrush, Ireland
  Dunluce Castle Ruins
  Link to Photos Taken at The Giant's Causeway
  Tullyesker Country House
  
  

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  Giant's Causeway Mountain Formations
  Giant's Causeway with Karen and Audrey
  Giant's Causeway with Darrell and Dave
  Hexagonal Stones
  Islands near Giant's Causeway
  Other Giant's Causeway Scenes
  
  

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  Wildflowers of Giant's Causeway and across Ireland
  
  

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  Hoof & Mouth Disease Mats and Signs
  
  

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  Irish Shopping
  
  
  

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