Kilkenny

I took a train and then a ferry over to Dublin where I stayed for the night. I ended up going on a pub crawl with some girls from my room. They are studying in Galway for the semester. How freaking cool!! We had a lot of fun and they told me when I come to Galway I can stay with them!

On Saturday we went to the kilmainham jail and did the tour there. It looks just like the place in shutter island! So creepy! They were going to go to the castle and the cathedral but I ended up leaving and getting a bus to Kilkenny. It's such a small town but do cute! There wasn't much to do besides the castle and some churches. Saturday night I went out for a little bit but it was really cold. I went to a bar called Paris texas and there was like no one in there! It was nice though because they had a Texas flag and other texasy things inside. I almost wanted to cry!

On Sunday there was a big Irish football game on so I went and saw the castle and church before the game started. Irish football has got to be the most amazing sport I've ever seen. It's like football and soccer all mixed into one. They don't wear pads and they generally just beat the mess out of each other. Apparently new York has a team now so I will definitely be watching when I get back home! I was sitting at my own table for a few hours just drinking beer. They just got blue moon over here!! This group of Irish guys came into the bar and one kept looking at me and finally came over and started talking to me. Holy cow it was so hard to understand them! It's like they were speaking a different language. We went to another bar and it was a great Sunday fun day!

On monday I caught a bus to cork. I love seeing all of the countryside!! Everything is so green and gorgeous here. It's a lot like Scotland but not as cold.