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Our third tour was in Dublin Ireland where we visited the Malahide Castle.  A fully appointed castle with all of the lavish furnishings of the time.  It had been lived in up until about 20 years ago.  Now the entire castle was open for tour.

Our first view of Malahide Castle

 

A close up of Malahide Castle

 

The walkway up to the castle

 

The entrance to Malahide Castle

Once again, we were not allowed to take pictures inside the castle, so here is Karen on the way out.

Which door should I use?

 

Out the door on the way to the cemetery

The left hand door allowed people access and the right hand door opened for carts and horses

The Malahide cemtery

 

A grave marker through the trees

 

Spooky

 

This one was dated in the 16th century

 

The Church

 

The courtyard area

 

More of the courtyard

 

From the courtyard looking back towards the castle

 

A fellow tourist and his friend

 

These statues guarded the courtyard

 

Big Dogs!

 

The rear of the castle

After we left the Malahide castle we stopped at an Irish pub for an Irish Coffee.  I ordered mine without the coffee, it was a very good Irish Whiskey.  We were able to shop for about a half an hour where we bought a Celtic fashioned ring for Cheryl before we headed back along the coast to the cruise ship.

A street in Malahide Village outside the pub

 

An Irish beach

 

Irish beach front

 

Blue Atlantic waters

 

An Irish lighthouse

 

The lighthouse was converted to a home

 

Looks like Jack's head  (west coast Jack in the Box fast food)

 

The tour bus on a beachfront road

 

An Irish resort island

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