Farewell to Ireland

Tullymore gardens, near Maureen and Pat's house.
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We arrived in Dublin and immediately headed north to visit Niamh's aunt and godmother, Maureen.  We had never visited them before, despite having promised to do so on many occasions.  Maureen cooked us a fantastic meal and we had a great time with her, Pat (her husband) and their family.

The next day we headed off, after visiting a few of the local sights.  The next stop was Dublin, where we stayed with Emma and Llewleyn in their lovely new pad out in Finglas (sorry, I mean Meekstown).  Rory came along for a chat after his rugby, and we even had time to visit Pat and Angie (briefly).

Tullymore gardens again.
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 To Clonmel next, where we visited Niamh's Grandad and her aunt Catherine.  Mr McGrath took us down to the local for what might prove to be the last chance for a decent pint of Guinness in quite a long time.  Niamh's aunt Angela and her husband Sean turned up for a few pints as well.

The next day saw us driving further south again, to see Niamh's family.  We spent a pleasant evening with them and Colm even drove back from Dungarvan in the morning to see us.  There were a few tears the next day as we headed back towards Dublin. 

Niamh with her aunt Angela and grandad James.
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In Dublin we had time for a last minute bit of shopping, mainly to buy Cathal a rucksack (the current one turned out to be a little small for the task at hand).  In the evening we went out with Cathal's family for a lovely meal, not far from Pat and Angie's house, where we stayed the night.  The boys had a couple of pints afterwards, just for good measure. 

We spent the following day packing and relaxing, then after a final farewell, we headed off for the airport.