Ireland Farm Tour – Aug 2011

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12 Days Touring Ireland August 2011

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Ireland Farming Tour August 2011 I 1 John & Christie Niehaus

Book of Kells @ Trinity College – Long Line!: 

Book of Kells @ Trinity College – Long Line! 2

Inside the sanctuary of St. Patrick’s Cathedral: 

Inside the sanctuary of St. Patrick’s Cathedral 3

Display of Advertising Signs at Guinness Brewery: 

Display of Advertising Signs at Guinness Brewery 4

John – drawing his first pint of Guinness: 

John – drawing his first pint of Guinness 5

His diploma, certifying a “Perfect Pint”: 

His diploma, certifying a “Perfect Pint” 6

Finished – with an Irish shamrock: 

Finished – with an Irish shamrock 7

Old Tractor and Gypsy Cart @ the Irish Agricultural Museum: 

Old Tractor and Gypsy Cart @ the Irish Agricultural Museum 8

Beautiful Irish Gypsy Cart: 

Beautiful Irish Gypsy Cart 9

Museum grounds included a beautiful Lake and Castle: 

Museum grounds included a beautiful Lake and Castle 10

Waterford Crystal Factory: 

Waterford Crystal Factory 11

Glass blowing at Waterford: 

Glass blowing at Waterford 12

Shaping the red-hot crystal: 

Shaping the red-hot crystal 13

Hand etching a crystal trophy: 

Hand etching a crystal trophy 14

Blarney Castle: 

Blarney Castle 15

John – kissing the Blarney Stone: 

John – kissing the Blarney Stone 16

The difference between “Blarney” and “Baloney”: 

The difference between “Blarney” and “Baloney” 17

Border Collie herding the sheep at the Kissane Sheep Farm: 

Border Collie herding the sheep at the Kissane Sheep Farm 18

One of the Border Collies: 

One of the Border Collies 19

Now, into the barn they go!: 

Now, into the barn they go! 20

Getting her annual haircut: 

Getting her annual haircut 21

John and Christie at the Cliffs of Moher: 

John and Christie at the Cliffs of Moher 22

Cliffs of Moher: 

Cliffs of Moher 23

Our ferry, to cross the River Shannon: 

Our ferry, to cross the River Shannon 24

Kylemore Abbey in Connemara: 

Kylemore Abbey in Connemara 25

The Irish Benedictine Abbey: 

The Irish Benedictine Abbey 26

Harvesting Peat – add dug by hand!: 

Harvesting Peat – add dug by hand! 27

Atlantic Ocean Surfing on the far NW coast of Bundoran, Ireland: 

Atlantic Ocean Surfing on the far NW coast of Bundoran, Ireland 28

Beautiful Coast of Northern Ireland: 

Beautiful Coast of Northern Ireland 29

Livestock Auction Mart in Ulster, Northern Ireland: 

Livestock Auction Mart in Ulster, Northern Ireland 30

Auctioning 1-year old bulls at the Ulster Farmers Mart: 

Auctioning 1-year old bulls at the Ulster Farmers Mart 31

Spreading the bull at the Ulster Farmers Mart: 

Spreading the bull at the Ulster Farmers Mart 32

Some of the vendors, selling their wares at the Farmers Mart: 

Some of the vendors, selling their wares at the Farmers Mart 33

Produce vendor at the Farmers Mart: 

Produce vendor at the Farmers Mart 34

Interesting traffic sign in Northern Ireland: 

Interesting traffic sign in Northern Ireland 35

Giant’s Causeway – along the North Channel of the Irish Sea: 

Giant’s Causeway – along the North Channel of the Irish Sea 36

Hexagonal stacks of basaltic stone, formed by cooled lava: 

Hexagonal stacks of basaltic stone, formed by cooled lava 37

Harland & Wolff Shipbuilding Company in Belfast: 

Harland & Wolff Shipbuilding Company in Belfast 38

H & W dry dock, where the Titanic was built: 

H & W dry dock, where the Titanic was built 39

Murals, commemorating the “Troubles” in Northern Ireland: 

Murals, commemorating the “Troubles” in Northern Ireland 40

Irish National Stud Farm: 

Irish National Stud Farm 41

Beautifully landscaped building at Irish National Stud Farm: 

Beautifully landscaped building at Irish National Stud Farm 42

Big Bad Bob: 

Big Bad Bob 43

Invincible Spirit: 

Invincible Spirit 44

Beautiful flowers decorating the Stud Barns: 

Beautiful flowers decorating the Stud Barns 45

Japanese Garden at Irish National Stud Farm: 

Japanese Garden at Irish National Stud Farm 46

Japanese Garden at Irish National Stud Farm: 

Japanese Garden at Irish National Stud Farm 47

Ballard Organic Farm: 

Ballard Organic Farm 48

Pat Lalor - showing us his rich, organic soil : 

Pat Lalor - showing us his rich, organic soil 49

Pat shows us some of his organically grown grain: 

Pat shows us some of his organically grown grain 50

Pat’s organic, purebred Simmental cows: 

Pat’s organic, purebred Simmental cows 51

New Irish Crosses for our Cross Collection: 

New Irish Crosses for our Cross Collection 52