July 4, 2004: Birr Castle, home of Lord and Lady Rosse.

July 4, 2004: Birr Castle, home of Lord and Lady Rosse.

July 4, 2004: A foot bridge and some very large-leafed plants.

July 4, 2004: A stone bridge

July 4, 2004: Foot bridge under a tree

July 5, 2004: Blarney Castle in the distance

July 5, 2004: After leaving Birr Castle Demesne, we headed south to Blarney and found a B&B to stay for the night. The following morning, we went to Blarney Castle to see (and kiss) the Blarney Stone.

July 5, 2004: Blarney Castle. The Blarney Stone is at the top of the castle, so we had to climb many narrow spiral staircases to get there.

July 5, 2004: Blarney Castle. The Blarney Stone is at the top of the castle, so we had to climb many narrow spiral staircases to get there.

July 5, 2004: Here is Roz pulling herself back up after kissing the Blarney Stone. The camera is pointed down and she is laying on her back. The light behind her is the ground outside the castle (about 100 feet down).

July 5, 2004: View from Blarney Castle

July 5, 2004: Roz standing next to rock covered with small flowers.

July 5, 2004: Looking up at Blarney Castle.

July 5, 2004: Rooftops in Cork.

July 5, 2004: Rooftops in Cork.

July 5, 2004: We had stopped at a gas station, and thought this was a great name for potato chips. Gas was 0.98 euros/liter, which is 4.57 US dollars/gallon (one euro was 1.23 dollars).

July 5, 2004: Landscape on the way to Tramore from Cork.

July 5, 2004: Rosalind in her natural habitat -- a large sunroom at Cliff House in Tramore, the B&B we stayed at.

July 5, 2004: The view from our room's balcony at Cliff House.

July 5, 2004: The view from our room's balcony at Cliff House.