Monday, May 1, we were in Cobh, Ireland (pronounced " Cove" as in Gaelic bh sounds like a V) which is the port town for Cork. May Day is a bank holiday here so there were many locals around the harbor.
harbor pilot arriving
Colorful houses here also.
Cobh was the last port that Titanic stopped before it's tragic transatlantic crossing
Docked at a floating pier which can rise and fall with the changing tides
Sights as we drove into Cork
The River Lee runs through the middle of Dublin.
City Hall
Firefighters were domonstaring about something
.The old Jewish synagoge
Interesting street lights are at an angle.
St Fin Barres Cathedral. At first I thought my 2nd great maternal grandfather was baptized here but have found ou there is a separate St FinBar church in the same area that I believe he was baptised at.
After touring around Cork, we drove about 1/2 hour out to the town of Middleton to visit thr Jameson Whiskey Distillery. The original distillery started in 1780 was under a different name but changed to Jamerson
They built a new distillery (1975) next to th old one started that began here in 1825
The store and gift shop
The old drewery was water powered.
Our guide
The Mill Buiding is were the grain was ground
A backup steam engine powered the distriilery is there was nor enough watre in the river to power the water wheel
The fermentauon tanls
The new diustillery building was built next door.
The original still.
The guide told us about the different types of whiskey produced.
We got to do a taste test comparing an American, a Scottish and a Jameson Irish whisky.
At least 81 Martello Towers were built around Ireland between 1802 and 1808 becasue they feared that Napolean were going to invade. This one has been converted into a house. They are not allowed to add any windows so some have big skylights on the top.
After we got back to the ship, several of us went on a pub crawl near where the ship docked
This old building is now a Chinese restaurant.
Then to a third pub.
Dogs alloowed in here
Now back to the ship
The Titanic Memeorial Band played for us.
The crowd grew as our sailaway approached.
Several line handlers were having a good time
We have sailed away from the dock
We will sail out through the gap ahead.
We passed this lighthouse.
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