Today’s Program: National Stud, Kildare. Dublin
Funometer: Patting the foals, climbing the beehive huts,
singing along at Oliver St John Gogarty Bar,
kababs at Maloti
We are game for another Irish breakfast-
ǦƒŠ „”‘‡ ”‡•‘Ž˜‡•Ǩ ‡ ”‡–—” ˆ‘” ƒ “—‹…
goodbye to Bunratty
ƒ•–Ž‡ ™Š‹…Š Ž‘‘•
†‡…‹†‡†Ž› Ž‡•• ‡ƒ…‹‰ ‹ –Š‡ ‘”‹‰
sunshine. Tourists are already at Durty
‡ŽŽ› –Š‡ ˆƒ‘—• ǮŽ‘…ƒŽǯ ™‹–Š ‹–• outdoor,
”‘—‰ŠŠ‡™ –ƒ„Ž‡• ƒ† „‡…Š‡• ƒ†
‹‹ƒ–—”‡ ϐ‹”• ‹ ƒ ™‘‘†‡ –—„Ǥ
We drive through the Midlands en route to
—„Ž‹ ‘ –Š‡ ‡ƒ•– …‘ƒ•–ǡ ƒ† ”‡ƒ…Š ‹Ž†ƒ”‡Ǥ
We had an adventurous ride through the
Killarney National Park, and have …‘•–ƒ–Ž›
seen grazing native horses with long hair
above their hooves, but we are now in
another league altogether. We are in
‘—–› ‹Ž†ƒ”‡ǡ –Š‡ ‡š’‡•‹˜‡ Š‡ƒ”– ‘ˆ –Š‡
Irish thoroughbred industry.
‡ ƒ”‡ –ƒ‡ ƒ”‘—† –Š‡ •–›Ž‹•Š ‡…Ž‘•—”‡•
ƒ† ”‘ŽŽ‹‰ ’ƒ††‘…• ‘ˆ –Š‡ ͳǡͲͲͲǦƒ…”‡
ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ –—†ǡ ƒ •‡‹Ǧ•–ƒ–‡ ”— „Ž‘‘†•–‘…
farm. The lady who shows us around tells us
ƒ„‘—– ˜‹…‹„Ž‡ ’‹”‹–ǡ ‘‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ …Šƒ’‹‘
•–—†• ™Š‘•‡ ˜ƒŽ—‡ Šƒ• „‡‡ —Ž–‹’Ž›‹‰
„‡…ƒ—•‡ Š‹• ’”‘‰‡› Šƒ˜‡ „‡‡ •‡––‹‰ –Š‡
–”ƒ…• ‘ ϐ‹”‡ ƒ”‘—† –Š‡ ™‘”Ž†Ǣ ƒ† ‹– ‹•
now insured for Euros 60m. “The fabled
Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum owns a
“—ƒ”–‡” •Šƒ”‡ ‹ ‹–ǡdz •Š‡ •ƒ›•Ǥ Dz—”‡Ž› Š‡ …ƒ
ƒˆˆ‘”† –Š‡ ™Š‘Ž‡ Š‘”•‡ǫdz ƒ••
‹ƒ” ™Š‘
Šƒ• ƒ ‘ˆϐ‹…‡ ‹ —„ƒ‹ ƒ† •‘‡ ‹†‡ƒ ‘ˆ –Š‡
Sheikh’s worth.
Dz‘Šǡdz •ƒ›• ‘—” ‰—‹†‡ǡ Dz‡ ™‘—Ž† ‡˜‡”
sell all of him. We need him to get our
ƒ”‡• Ǯ…‘˜‡”‡†ǯ ƒ† ’ƒ› ‘—” •ƒŽƒ”‹‡•Ǥdz
–ƒŽŽ‹‘• ƒ”‡ ‡’– ‹ –Š‡ Ǯ…‘˜‡”‹‰ •Š‡†ǯǡ
ƒ ‡“—‡•–”‹ƒ ϐ‹˜‡Ǧ•–ƒ” ˆƒ…‹Ž‹–›Ǥ ˆ –Š‡›
‰‡– –Š‡ Ž—š—”‹‡• •—…Š ƒ• ‘‘‰”ƒ‡†
ˆ‡‡†‹‰ „ƒ‰• ™‹–Š …ƒ”‡ˆ—ŽŽ› …‘•–‹–—–‡†
†‹‡–•ǡ –Š‡› ƒ”‡ ƒŽ•‘ ‡š’‡…–‡† –‘ ’‡”ˆ‘”Ǥ
ƒ…Š •–—† ‹• ‡š’‡…–‡† –‘ Ǯ•‡”˜‹…‡ǯ ͳͲͲ
ƒ”‡• ’‡” •‡ƒ•‘Ǥ –ǯ• ƒ ‡–‹”‡Ž› ”‡•—Ž–-
…‡–”‹… „—•‹‡••Ǣ ‘ ˆ‘ƒŽǡ ‘ ˆ‡‡Ǥ
‡ ‘˜‡ ƒ…”‘•• –‘ ™Š‡”‡ –Š‡ •–ƒŽŽ‹‘•
…”‘’ –Š‡ …ƒŽ…‹— Ž‘ƒ†‡† ‰”ƒ•• ‹ –Š‡‹”
‹†‹˜‹†—ƒŽ ’ƒ††‘…•Ǣ –Š‡› Šƒ˜‡ †‘—„Ž‡-
ˆ‡…‹‰ –‘ •‡’ƒ”ƒ–‡ –Š‡•‡ ’‘™‡”ˆ—Ž ƒ†
–‡’‡”ƒ‡–ƒŽ …”‡ƒ–—”‡•Ǣ ‹ ƒ ƒ‡”
“—‹–‡ —„‡…‘‹‰ ‘ˆ –Š‘”‘—‰Š„”‡†•ǡ
–Š‡› „‹–‡ ƒ† ‹…Ǥ Š‡ ’ƒ††‘…• ƒ”‡
ƒ‡† •‘ –Šƒ– –Š‡ •–ƒˆˆ ‘™• ™Š‹…Š ‘‡
‹• ”‡ƒ†› –‘ ”‡Ǧ—•‡Ǥ Š‡ ˆƒ” ‡‡’• …ƒ––Ž‡
to graze down the grass to the right
Ž‡‰–Šǡ Dz•Š‡‡’ ™‘—Ž† ‡ƒ– ‹– †‘™ –‘ –Š‡
„‘‡dzǤ ‡•Šƒ˜ ƒ†
ƒ—”‹ƒ …ƒ—–‹‘—•Ž›
•–”‘‡ –Š‡ Š‡ƒ† ‘ˆ ƒ ˆ‘ƒŽ ™Š‹…Š Šƒ• …‘‡
—’ –‘ –Š‡ ˆ‡…‡ –‘ —œœŽ‡ –Š‡Ǥ ‹• –ƒ‰
gives his name and date of birth. Tiger
‹ŽŽ
‘Ž– ͳͺǤͲ͵ǤͲͺǤ ‡ ‡‡’ ƒ ™ƒ–…Šˆ—Ž
‡›‡ ‘ –Š‡ ’‘••‡••‹˜‡ ‘–Š‡”Ǥ ‡ †‘ ƒ
“—‹… ”— –Š”‘—‰Š –Š‡ ƒ––ƒ…Š‡† ‘”•‡
—•‡— ™Š‹…Š •Š‘™• Š‘™ …‡–”ƒŽ
horses are to life in Ireland. The kids are
ˆƒ•…‹ƒ–‡† „› ƒ ˆ”ƒ‹Ž •‡Ž‡–‘Ǣ ‹– ‹• –Šƒ– ‘ˆ
”Ž‡ǡ –Š‡ Ž‡‰‡†ƒ”› •–‡‡’Ž‡…Šƒ•‡ …Šƒ-
’‹‘ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ͳͻͲ•Ǥ
The National Stud is not only about horses.
– ƒŽ•‘ Š‘—•‡• –Š‡
ƒ’ƒ‡•‡
ƒ”†‡• ƒ†
the –
‹ƒ…Š”ƒǯ•
ƒ”†‡Ǥ Š‡ ˆ‘”‡” ‹•
”‡’—–‡† –‘ „‡ –Š‡ ϐ‹‡•– ‘ˆ –Š‹• ‰‡”‡ ‹
—”‘’‡Ǥ –—” †”‡ƒ› ƒ– –Š‡ •‹‰Š– ‘ˆ –Š‡
„‘•ƒ‹ǡ –Š‡ —Ž„‡””›ǡ –Š‡ •ƒ…”‡† „ƒ„‘‘
ƒ† –Š‡ …Š‡””› –”‡‡•Ǥ ƒ‰‹‡ǡ –Š‡› ™‡”‡
laid out between 1906 and 1910. The
…Š‹Ž†”‡ Šƒ˜‡ ƒ ‰”‡ƒ– –‹‡ ‰‘‹‰ –Š”‘—‰Š
–Š‡
ƒ–‡ ‘ˆ „Ž‹˜‹‘ǡ …”‘••‹‰ –Š‡ †‡Ž‹…ƒ–‡
„”‹†‰‡ ‘˜‡” ƒ Ž‹Ž› ’‘‘Žǡ ƒ† ƒ””‹˜‹‰ ƒ– –Š‡
Gateway to Eternity.
August 21
Day 7
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