No. 10: It’s always raining.
Cliff top view from Dun Duchathair, the Black Fort, Aran Islands (All photos by Michelle Locke)
No. 9: The food is boring and stodgy
Mussels in cider at The Shack, Temple Bar, Dublin
No. 8: The scenery’s not very dramatic
Blow hole at Inishmore
No. 7: It’s not very romantic.
Rainy night in Galway.
No. 6: Dublin’s not very pretty.
Stephen’s Green
No. 5: All they have to drink is whiskey.
A line up of Tullamore D.E.W. at the historic Tullamore distillery
No. 4: And beer
A pint of Guinness at the Guinness Storehouse Gravity Bar.
No. 3: The infrastructure’s totally antiquated.
Working water wheel at the Kilbeggan distillery.
No. 2: The people aren’t very friendly.
A jaunty cart driver waits for passengers in the Aran Islands.
But the No. 1, really important reason why you should skip Ireland is that if once you go, forever will you be planning your return.
Until the next time, Ireland.
