March 23, 2011
As a group, we all went up to Bunratty for a feast! On our way to Bunratty, we stopped at two old monasteries: Clonmacnoise and Kilmacdough. We had a guided tour of Clonmacnoise and then just walked around Kilmacdough. They were both very interesting sights with a lot of history attached to them.
After our tours, we went to our B&B and had time to get some homework done before our feat at 9:00. The Bunratty Feast is quite an experience. Bunratty is an old castle that has been turned into a castle that can be toured and hosts these feats every evening. When you arrive, you go upstairs to a banquet hall where you are greeted by women dressed in medieval costumes and receive a glass of mead and there is a harpist playing in the center of the room. After a friendly welcome we went back downstairs to the room where everyone eats. We had a delicious four course meal and throughout the entire evening there was music and entertainment. It was a ton of fun, but definitely a touristy place.
The next morning we had a tour of the castle where we had dinner the night before and were given a chance to walk up the towers and see some of the rooms. After the tour of the castle, we walked around the folk park which had cottages from all over Ireland built there to represent what life was like in Ireland during certain time periods and for certain social classes. After Bunratty, we took the bus to Coole Park and walked around and enjoyed the beautiful weather and being outside!
As a group, we all went up to Bunratty for a feast! On our way to Bunratty, we stopped at two old monasteries: Clonmacnoise and Kilmacdough. We had a guided tour of Clonmacnoise and then just walked around Kilmacdough. They were both very interesting sights with a lot of history attached to them.
After our tours, we went to our B&B and had time to get some homework done before our feat at 9:00. The Bunratty Feast is quite an experience. Bunratty is an old castle that has been turned into a castle that can be toured and hosts these feats every evening. When you arrive, you go upstairs to a banquet hall where you are greeted by women dressed in medieval costumes and receive a glass of mead and there is a harpist playing in the center of the room. After a friendly welcome we went back downstairs to the room where everyone eats. We had a delicious four course meal and throughout the entire evening there was music and entertainment. It was a ton of fun, but definitely a touristy place.
The next morning we had a tour of the castle where we had dinner the night before and were given a chance to walk up the towers and see some of the rooms. After the tour of the castle, we walked around the folk park which had cottages from all over Ireland built there to represent what life was like in Ireland during certain time periods and for certain social classes. After Bunratty, we took the bus to Coole Park and walked around and enjoyed the beautiful weather and being outside!
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