Caroline Ireland

Hey, are you a middle-aged guy who is bored and loves to golf?! Well, if you said yes to those than come to Ireland! It is full of fun adventures waiting for you, like kissing the Blarney Stone. By going to the Blarney Castle you can bend head over heals for this thing, literally! A guider will hold you by your ankles and down you go. It is a fun experience that it something you should definitely check out. 

Make sure to go out to one of their many, top ranked, amazing golf courses. Although it all sounds great golfing there is a little different than here in the states. In some courses there aren’t any golf carts and also some don’t  have driving ranges either way you can still have a wonderful time there.

Below are some pictures o f the Blarney Stone and some popular golf courses.

   

  The one to the left is a very popular course called Ballybunion.

               

There are many beautiful, old castles in Ireland that you can visit. Some are; Kilkenny Castle and King John’s Castle, you should also see the Kilmainham Jail that has an insight to Irish history and their struggles for independence. Also be sure to visit many more archaeology castles and ruins. Kilkenny Castle Benbulben Mountain

Benbulben Mountain is a very old formation of shale and limestone that is believed to have formed during the Ice Age around 320 million years ago. It is found a little north of Slibo, and is  so giant that it can be seen from several miles away.

The one place tourists should be is spending a day strolling around the streets of Dublin City. Although it is a little small it is filled with museums and other attractions. Even if you are only there for a day, you will want it to be longer. Dublin is an exciting  tourist trap where you can find the fun Dublin Zoo and Dublinia where you can learn about the English Invasion through the Black Death to the closure of the Monasteries in the 1540’s.

The Irish cuisine has a long history, from the Middle Ages until the arrival of the potato in the 16th century Ireland has been herding cattle. The meat produced was mostly the preserve of the gentry and and nobility, the poor generally made milk, butter, cheese, and offal, also with oats and barley. What has also been traditional is their guinness production. They are the real deal, so if you love guinness, come to the place where it all started! be sure to visit the Guinness Storehouse, the home of the beer, in Dublin.