IRELAND

Forty Shades of Green, "The Drink" and Sheep, Sheep, Sheep



You might not know how to find it yet, but it will find you. Your place in Ireland. It might be a mood that comes over you, all of a sudden, as you wander through the workshop of a candlemaker in Oughterard, join in a traditional music session in Kerry, finish off the perfect round of golf in Kildare or enjoy a bracing walk through the panoramic landscape of the Sperrin mountains. And the people you meet, with their curious tales, captivating conversation and unique way with a phrase - before you know it, they'll be having you in for a cup of tea and a chat.
-Quote from Tourism Ireland website

THE "DRINK"

And if you do go in for that cup of "tea", be sure to bring your hollow leg, being that the most popular beverages in Ireland are:

  1. Beer, then more beer
  2. Whiskey after each beer
  3. Tea, all day
  4. Strong coffee, to counter the effects of numbers 1-3


THE FORTY GREENS

The relatively warm and moist climate is hospitable to trees of all types, from pines to palms, producing numerous variations of green in the landscape:



Photos by me, October 2003


And finally, 
The
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They are in the fields, on the mountains, in the roads....




They are everywhere!
Even on the beach!!!!