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| Bushmill's |
We hoped to see Bushmill’s distillery, but they wouldn’t let the kids in because of health and safety. So we visited the gift shop and headed off to see Dunluce Castle. Another ruin- but what a view. WOW!!! It fell into disuse before Cromwell’s agents ravaged it because the Duchess (owner) didn’t like the sea. She claimed that parts of the castle feel into the sea one night while she was there. She packed up her things and sent them to England to be held. Eventually Cromwell’s agents got to those as well and sold them off. But archeologists say the wall didn’t fall into the sea until much later. Under the castle was a cave, in which the Irish could hide 3 boats from the invading Vikings.
Another long drive. This time down to Knoth and Newgrange. These are more megalithic tombs from around 3,000 BC. We didn’t have time to make it to Hill of Tara before it closed.
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| Dunluce Castle |
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Dunluce Caste
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| The view from the Dunluce Castle |
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| Adam's dream lawn mower |
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| Knoth Megalithic Tomb- w/Adam's lawn mower on it |
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| Inside the tomb |
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