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8, 9, 10, 11, AAAHHHHHHHH!
Read more: 8, 9, 10, 11, AAAHHHHHHHH!What do you think would happen if you tried to attack Bunratty Castle? We went to Bunratty Castle and took a tour of the castle and the grounds. We started in the basement where we learned the history about the castle. We went outside and the tour guide, who we think may have been a leprechaun, told us…
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Blackcurrant Cordial
Read more: Blackcurrant CordialHave you ever tried Blackcurrant cordial? I have, and I absolutely love it. It tastes like sweet berries and a sour lemon mixed together. We decided to make it because the place we are staying at has a blackcurrant bush so Mikhaila and I went and picked some berries. While I was making it, there…
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An Irish Breakfast Treat!
Read more: An Irish Breakfast Treat!Since I really wanted to try interesting foods in Ireland, my mom went to the store and bought black and white puddings, which are made of pork meat and fat, oatmeal, other spices, and (only in the black pudding) BLOOD! In the package, they look like white and light brown sausages. We thought that…
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Blarney Castle – Kissing the Blarney Stone
Read more: Blarney Castle – Kissing the Blarney StoneI’m not sure about you, but I always visualized the Blarney Stone as being a huge rock in the middle of a field surrounded by tourists. Maybe looking something like this (but with more tourists): But what the Blarney Stone actually looks like is this: As you may have read in Mikhaila’s post, legend has…
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Cliffs of Moher, Ireland – July 21st, 2014
Read more: Cliffs of Moher, Ireland – July 21st, 2014We got out of bed excited to go to the Cliffs of Moher which is a beautiful place where you can see the North Atlantic Ocean and gigantic cliffs as far as the eye can see. You can also walk, hike, eat, sleep and many more things while at the cliffs! The cliffs were enormous and…