Ireland 2024--Cork--View over the town center

Ireland 2024--Cork--River View

Ireland 2024--Cork--Typical street scene

Ireland 2024--Cork--River View

Ireland 2024--Cork--Hi B Bar entrance

Ireland 2024--Cork--Hi B Bar with Carrol Benner Kindel and bartender Kate Downey. No cellphones allowed

Ireland 2024--Cork--Hi B Bar--This is all there is

Ireland 2024--Cork--English Market--Entrance

Ireland 2024--Cork--English Market--Entrance hall

Ireland 2024--Cork--English Market--Italian olive monger

Ireland 2024--Cork--English Market--Fish monger

Ireland 2024--Cork--English Market--The Chichen Inn (note the tag: #poultryinmotion

Ireland 2024--Cork--English Market--Cheese vendor

Ireland 2024--Cork--The Butter Museum, where we learned how to make butter. Think KerryGold!

Ireland 2024--Shandon Bells and Tower, St. Anne's Church

Ireland 2024--Cork--Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Anne

Ireland 2024--Cork--Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Anne, interior

Ireland 2024--Cork--Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Anne, interior

Ireland 2024--Cork--Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Anne, interior

Ireland 2024--Butter Exchange Firkin Crane (now an Arts Center) and the Cattle Exchange

Ireland 2024--Cork--Life on the river

Ireland 2024--Cork--Church on the South Channel

Ireland 2024--Cork--On the river

Ireland 2024--Cork--St. Peters, now a museum about the 1916 uprising

Ireland 2024--Cork--Elizabeth Fort

Ireland 2024--Cork--Elizabeth Fort looking towards St. Fin Barre's Cathedral

Ireland 2024--Cork--Elizabeth Fort looking towards St. Fin Barre's Cathedral

Ireland 2024--Blarney Castle--Grounds and view to castle

Ireland 2024--Blarney Castle--Grounds and view to castle

Ireland 2024--Blarney Castle--Original first floor living area

Ireland 2024--Blarney Castle--Original first floor living area

Ireland 2024--Blarney Castle--Carrol Benner Kindel at the top

Ireland 2024--Blarney Castle--Top level near the Blarney Stone

Ireland 2024--Blarney Castle-Carrol Benner Kindel preparing to kiss the Blarney Stone

Ireland 2024--Blarney Castle-Carrol Benner Kindel kissing the Blarney Stone

Ireland 2024--Blarney Castle--Looking down from the top

Ireland 2024--Blarney Castle--View from the top

Ireland 2024--Blarney Castle--Upper levels of the castle

Ireland 2024--Blarney Castle--Mid-level in the castle with Carrol Benner Kindel

Ireland 2024--Blarney Castle--View from halfway up in the Castle

Ireland 2024--Blarney Castle--View looking up to people kissing the Blarney Stone (in the opening)

Ireland 2024--Blarney Castle--Owner's home today, on the site (Blarney House)

Ireland 2024--Blarney Castle--Beautiful grounds

Ireland 2024--Blarney Castle--View of the castle and tower

Ireland 2024--Blarney Castle--Beautiful grounds

Ireland 2024--Blarney Castle--Beautiful grounds

Ireland 2024--Blarney Castle--View of the castle from the grounds