More of County Clare and Poulnabrone

A families' "shed" outside the house. The elderly father and his son were out working here. 

 This is the same family's pile of peet for the Winter. And here's the son, filling his bucket to take in the house.

 The town of Lisdoonvarna where we stopped at this pub for lunch. Next door is their Post Office.

On the left there is the remains of an old famine house. Close-up below.

This one-room house could have held a family of 8 during the Famine (mid-1840s). They would burn peet indoors (with no chimney) and have the pigs and chickens indoors to keep the family warm. (if a family hadn't yet eaten their animals, that is).

 Celtic High Cross - from the 12th Century

 Over 5,000 years old! And they have discovered over 30 peoples' remains from the Bronze Age.

 2000 BC - Wedge Tomb constructed and just after, there were infant burials performed here. I can't imagine what the life expectancy would've been then....15? 20?

 Poulnabrone (this site) built over 1,000 years before the Great Pyramid in Egypt.

 And here's our two year old, hopping along the limestone at this site...........If that doesn't boggle your mind.

 And singing a song.....

 Over 5,000 years ago, this would've all been underground and they say the lanscape would've looked nothing like this. It may have been dense forest - not this rocky, barren-looking land.

 I LOVE this one.

 Norah was cracking us up - she had been in the car for 4 hours at this point (and was an incredible trooper) so when we told her we were, yet again, walking back to the car, she would walk along with Wayne, (pretending to go along) and then, slyly, turn around and run back into the site.

We didn't cover all that much land in our day of exploring but we had a great time stopping to take whatever pictures we wanted. Norah was patient and therefore, we had a beautiful day.