August 5 - Ringaskiddy (Cork), Republic of Ireland
Ringaskiddy is just across the water (the River Lee) from Cobh (pronounced "Cove") where we've been before. Cobh is famous for being the last place from which the Titanic sailed before heading off for that iceberg. Cork is about a 30-minute drive from its port of Ringaskiddy, where we docked. Our tour this morning consisted of a bit of a scenic drive around Cork first. There are lots of pharmaceutical companies in this area, including Pfizer and Lilly, as well as the big tech companies like Apple and Google. We always see these cars in the Irish crime TV shows we watch on BritBox and Acorn. And here's the Garda (Police) station. The River Lee runs through Cork There are some lovely homes in this area. Next we drove up to Middleton to visit the distillery that makes Jameson Irish Whiskey, among others. This is a terrible picture taken from a moving bus. Back in 1847, during the Irish potato famine, the Choctaw tribe in the US heard about the difficulties the...