15/7/02 Cork, Ireland (Phill)
On the train this morning from Kilkenny to Cork I changed my plans to basically pass through cork and go to Kilarney for the Ring Of Kerry. I managed to get to the one thing in Cork I wanted to see, the old Gaol (jail) before catching my train to Killarney. I was rushing around Cork but it was worth. The Gaol was great, the audio tour was great because it gave you the real stories of real prisoners. The graffiti on the walls was a bit scary since many of the people killed/held there were killed by the British simply for being Catholic. I did a good museum in Dublin that really showed how little I knew about the unrest in Ireland. I never really knew the details and just brutal it all was.
Basically had to run the 5km to catch my next train to Killarney. I'm so glad I only brought my tiny backpack!
Posted by Admin at July 18, 2002 03:06 AM