Welcome to Ireland

Ireland was the last country on our tour of Great Britain.  We basically made a nice circle of the whole country from the north to the south on the west side and then up the east coast to Dublin where the tour ended.

As with the other parts of this trip we traveled with our friends John and Susan from North Carolina.

We really loved Ireland. It just had such a great vibe.

  • Officially the Republci of Ireland
  • Population of 4.8 million
  • Remains back to 10,500 BC
  • 1st mention 4350 BC
  • Gained independence from U.K. in 1921
  •  Has President/Prime Minister
  • Ireland covers about 80% of island with N. Ireland the rest
  •  Third largest island in Europe
  • Dublin is the largest city
  • Dublin is the Capital
  • 2015 was 6th most developed country in the world
  • Currency Euro
  • Languages English and Irish
  • Drive on the left
  • 5 hours ahead of the east coast