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Bunratty Castle at night

Bunratty Castle at night

Excellent evening meal in "Durty Nelly's" - best medium rare sirloin I have had, in years, although the mussels were a bit gritty, according to a fellow diner...it is obviously a tourist trap much favoured by Americans judging by all the US police forces' banners and badges adorning its ceiling beams. Entrance fee to Bunratty at Euro 15 per head seemed extortionate, but again aimed at the transatlantic tourist market. It made Scotland's various historic sites seem very good value for money in comparison.

Mallards heading home over Shannon Bay

A murmuration of Starlings is visible mid-image - an amazing aerial ballet of tens of thousands of starlings above Shannon Bay at dusk. For a video of a similar display - www.petethomasoutdoors.com/2011/11/magnificent-swarm-of-starlings-captured-on-video-over-ireland.html )

Fluffy

Remains of an old paddle wheel at Dundrum House

The Weir at Dundrum House

The river at Dundrum House

Mallards at Dundrum House

Dundrum House

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