Day 7 and 8

Because of Hurricane Ophelia we spent day 7 (Monday) in Killarney.  We did manage to have mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral but we all got soaked from the horizontal rain on the walk back to the hotel.

On day 8 we moved on to Dublin via the Blarney Castle.  We did not get to kiss the Blarney Stone because the castle was closed so they could clean up from the hurricane.  There were a lot of trees and branches down in the area around Cork.  We did spend a “little” money at the Blarney Wollen Mills - the largest gift shop in Ireland.

From there we went to the Rock of Cashel - religious buildings dating from the 12th century.

We ended the day by having mass at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Dublin.  We are headed to dinner now.