06/08/2025
After an exciting month..... 6 days holiday to Dublin, followed by Paddy's 80th birthday, and then we've both had covid, we've now come out the other side!
We must have been to Ireland over 25 times for teaching and holidays, between 2004 and 2019, thought we'd never make the trip again, until daughter Sarah suggested us all going to Dublin for holiday together so that they could help us! So off we went, train to Manchester and flight to Dublin, Paddy's home for most of his teenage years. It was the grandchildren's first flight, so all very exciting! Stayed in the Premier Inn at Dublin Airport, hired 2 cars, and visited the local Parkrun in Swords, visited Skerries for afternoon on the beach, Malahide Castle for a day, met with Paddy's cousin twice, visited Portmarnock, and Howth harbour, and into Dublin for last full day. Came home shattered, but what a wonderful time with family. Home for Paddy's 80th birthday weekend 3 days later, then I started with cold, which turned into covid, and Paddy followed! All better now, with some lovely memories of our (most likely) last trip to Dublin! But I'll never say never!