... Or, the Treaty County, according to Rory.
Today was our last unstructured day, so we opted to relax in the morning and explore Limerick City and County. Tomorrow, we do the Cliffs of Moher and Irish music/dancing in the evening, and Sunday we head back to Dublin to fly home.
Adare is about 30 minutes south of Limerick City. Upon arriving, we spent most of our time in the City at King John's Castle, which was a military castle, originally constructed in 1212.
Like the other castles we've been to, this was more than just a walk through. We started with a very interactive, separate museum, which walked us through the Norman invasion, how Ireland and England became entangled, then how Ireland came to be under English rule (thanks a lot, Henry VIII), and finally the Irish rebellions. My takeaways were that it must be a little rough as a country to have had your golden age prior to the late 12th century, when the Normans invaded. Speaking of rough, I feel like that pretty accurately depicts Ireland over the last 800 years.
Once we had gone through the museum, we walked through areas of the actual castle (mason, mint, armories, etc.). Again, this was pretty interactive - you could pick up pretty much everything, and there were lots of little movies to share information. Also, there were some great views.
After the castle, we walked around Limerick in search of a late lunch, which ended up being Italian. It was excellent :) Since we needed to leave Adare around six for our evening activity, we headed back for a little bit of downtime.
Our evening entertainment was Limerick community theatre. We went to see Inspector Drake and the Perfekt Crime, at the Friars Gate Theatre in Kilmallock! It was SO funny, and very entertaining to watch. Here's the synopsis:
When a genius commits a murder, the plan is perfect. But is it foolproof? Inspector Drake is
back to face his greatest-ever challenge.
Today was our last unstructured day, so we opted to relax in the morning and explore Limerick City and County. Tomorrow, we do the Cliffs of Moher and Irish music/dancing in the evening, and Sunday we head back to Dublin to fly home.
Adare is about 30 minutes south of Limerick City. Upon arriving, we spent most of our time in the City at King John's Castle, which was a military castle, originally constructed in 1212.
Like the other castles we've been to, this was more than just a walk through. We started with a very interactive, separate museum, which walked us through the Norman invasion, how Ireland and England became entangled, then how Ireland came to be under English rule (thanks a lot, Henry VIII), and finally the Irish rebellions. My takeaways were that it must be a little rough as a country to have had your golden age prior to the late 12th century, when the Normans invaded. Speaking of rough, I feel like that pretty accurately depicts Ireland over the last 800 years.
Once we had gone through the museum, we walked through areas of the actual castle (mason, mint, armories, etc.). Again, this was pretty interactive - you could pick up pretty much everything, and there were lots of little movies to share information. Also, there were some great views.
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| I have clearly not mastered the art of "selfie" - oh well. |
Our evening entertainment was Limerick community theatre. We went to see Inspector Drake and the Perfekt Crime, at the Friars Gate Theatre in Kilmallock! It was SO funny, and very entertaining to watch. Here's the synopsis:
When a genius commits a murder, the plan is perfect. But is it foolproof? Inspector Drake is
back to face his greatest-ever challenge.
Who is the mysterious Doctor Short, and why did he marry a warthog? Has he murdered his fourth wife - or did she murder him first? These are just some of the questions facing the indomitable Drake in this hilarious sequel to Inspector Drake and the Time Machine.
Those were the questions, and we got those (and many, many more) answered. Definitely a good day :)
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