The Dolan's Donegal paradise

We were fortunate to be house guests of our friends who vacation at their family home 

in County Donegal every summer. We had a fantastic time!

We explored nearby Doe Castle,

watched the horse races,

and Gene won!

The girls had fun on the beach...

and we all had fun in Gene's cousin's pub.

Here's Kevin jamming with a local.

Heartfelt thanks to the Dolans for welcoming us into their home!!

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Kevin flew back to London and Laura and I took a bus to Dublin. We stayed with my second cousin Maureen and she took us around Dublin to see some of the sites. Thanks to Maureen for her hospitality!

We visited Dublin Castle.

We saw the shoppers on Grafton Street.

 Laura posed with the Irish fishmonger Molly Malone.

We saw the stunningly beautiful book of the four gospels.

And here we are crossing the river Liffey on the O'Connell bridge.

We had a quick one day tour and then flew back to London that evening. The next day we got ready to leave the UK and begin our vacation on the continent.