Powerscourt

Hello everyone. Last week we went on a little day trip to visit Powerscourt waterfall and gardens in county Wicklow. It was beautiful we had a lovely picnic beside the waterfall and then went for a walk around the gardens exploring the Japanese gardens and the pet cemetary. It was a lovely day. The weather has been so good lately, we are even thinking of going to the seaside if its nice tomorrow.
I went fishing out on the bay on thursday and caught a little fish. We (Timo, Andy, Colman, Robert and Gav) hired a small boat for the afternoon and had a good time.

Newgrange

Last Tuesday we took a day trip to Knowth and Newgrange. They're about an hour to the north of Dublin and are Passage tombs built on hilltops that pre-date the pyramids by about 500 years and stonehenge by 1000 years.
The passage that runs through Newgrange was designed so that during the winter solstace (the shortest day of the year) the passage would be in perfect alignment with the rising of the sun and the inner chamber, which is normally pitch black, is fully illuminated by sunlight.
The outside of the tombs are surrounded by huge rocks that have come from as far as 80km away and are carved with neolithic art (new stone age).
Newgrange is actually the oldest surviving man made structure on earth.

More wedding photos

Just a few photos to see. I hope you enjoy!

Wedding!! Ireland style

Hello all! So sorry we haven't been in touch in ages and ages! At least we have time to breathe now! The Irish wedding is over it was last Wednesday(10th June). So we have had a visit from Helen and John who stayed in Dublin for a few days before heading off around the country. I think they had a good time. It was great for us to have them over. My uncle Mairtin was over for the wedding too and some of Brad's Australian friends (Aaron, Scott and Calum). They have all left now so its quiet here at the moment. I'm just working away although its only 3 days a week unless they need me for cover for holidays. Brad is still searching and we hope he finds something soon.
So the wedding was lovely I'm attaching a few photos and I'll post some more later in the week. The weather was lovely and we were very lucky it stayed fine that day and the day after when we had a huge bbq in the house which went on till midnight.
Our ceremony was beautiful and the food was very nice. Niamh made an amazing cake which tasted great. I made my own bouquet and it turned out fine. Rachel took the photos and we are so excited to see them! The music was great and lots of people got up to sing including my dad and Aaron both of whom gave great speaches (Aaron was our best man). It was a wonderful day and Brad and I couldn't have been happier.