IRELAND

Ireland 2001

Fly into Dublin and stay at the Westbury in Dublin before driving to Cork for the Johnson and Johnson meeting.

O'Connell Bridge

St. Stephen's Green

Guiness store in Dublin

Guinness Distillery tour - samples at end of tour

Jameson Distillery

Drive  to Cork along the coast stopping in Waterford.  Business outings to Cobh (where Titanic left on her last port of call on way to New York) and Kinsale for company dinners.  The other outing  was to Blarney Castle.

Cobh

Cobh

Kinsale

From Cork I drove with two of Tony's co-workers to Killarney and the Ring of Kerry.

Bus tour of the Ring of Kerry

Lady's View Upper Lake

Sheep Dog demonstration

Driving from Cork to Dublin Airport we drove to the town of Ballyporeen.


IRELAND 2004

Cashel Analytical Meeting - Fly into Shannon Airport with a visit to Bunratty Castle with dinner in castle.

Bunratty Castle near Shannon Airport

Thatch roof at Bunratty Castle

 Our accommodations were at Hotel Minella in Clonmel.

Clonmel

Clonmel

Clonmel

Hotel Minella in Clonmel

Our Room

Johnson and Johnson Analytical Group

The Rock of Cashel was a business excursion for everyone.  Other castles we saw were Ormond Castle, Carrick on Sur in Tipperary, Cahir Castle and the town of Ballyporeen.

Rock of Cashel while driving through Cashel

Rock of Cashel

Rock of Cashel

Ormond Castle - Carrick on Sur, Tipperary

Ormond Castle

Cahir Castle

Cahir Castle

Cahir Castle in town of Cahir

 On the way back home a side trip to Dingle in County Kerry with a drive around the the Dingle Penninsula

Quay Street, Dingle

Drive around Dingle penninsula

Tony having Guiness in town along Dingle road

Town on our trip around Dingle

Last stop in Limerick at the Limerick Clarion before boarding our plane at Shannon Airport for the flight home.

Limerick Clarion

room with a view

King John's Castle downtown Llimerick