July 3, 2004: Part of the wing that has not been restored.

July 3, 2004: The owner's dog finally went inside and found the owner. He agreed to show us the inside of the castle the following day.

July 3, 2004: A tree grew in part of the wing that has not been restored.

July 3, 2004: Sunset outside our window at Minnocks Farmhouse.

July 4, 2004: When we returned the following morning, we saw some of the inside of Leap Castle. This sits just inside the front door. The owner, Sean Ryan, plays the tin whistle. He gave us a history of Leap Castle and the clans that occupied it, as well as some of the history of Ireland.

July 4, 2004: Building ruins

July 4, 2004: Part of the wing that has not been restored.

July 4, 2004: The view from the front yard of Leap Castle.

July 4, 2004: The front of Leap Castle. The small structure with the windows acts as a small greenhouse off of the main downstairs room. The windows were salvaged from a church that was being torn down nearby.

July 4, 2004: Rosalind in front of Leap Castle.

July 4, 2004: The view from the front yard of Leap Castle.

July 4, 2004: The front of Leap Castle.

July 4, 2004: Ruins next to Leap Castle.

July 4, 2004: Rosalind and St. Kieran's Bush

July 4, 2004: A typical landscape in Co. Offaly

July 4, 2004: Rosalind and St. Kieran's Bush

July 4, 2004: Closeup of things hung on St. Kieran's Bush.

July 4, 2004: We next went to Birr Castle Demesne. One of the features of the grounds is the Millennium Gardens. This is the view just after you walk in one of the gates to the Millennium Gardens.

July 4, 2004: There are two paths that have archways over them. This is half of one of them.

July 4, 2004: There are two paths that have archways over them. This is half of one of them.