Today’s Program: Dublin Viking Splash Tour.
Malahide Castle
Funometer: ‘Vikings’ frightening passers- by, Dolls’ houses
and toy trains near the Castle
It is our last day, and we don’t want to
miss a minute of it. This morning we are
‰‘‹‰ –‘ Šƒ˜‡ ˆ— ™‹–Š –Š‡ ͺ–ŠǦ…‡–—”›
‹‹‰ ‹˜ƒ•‹‘ ™Š‹…Š ƒ…–—ƒŽŽ› Ž‡† –‘ –Š‡
founding of Dublin. They might have
„‡‡ ’”‘˜‘‡† ‹–‘ ƒ‘–Š‡” ƒ––ƒ… ƒ– –Š‡
•‹‰Š– ‘ˆ –Š‡ ƒ’Š‹„‹‘—• ˜‡Š‹…Ž‡ ™Š‹…Š
–ƒ‡• —• ‘ ‘—” ‹‹‰ ’Žƒ•Š ‘—”Ǥ ƒ›
…‘•‹†‡” ‹– –Š‡ „‡•– ™ƒ› –‘ •‡‡
—„Ž‹ǡ
and we wouldn’t seriously disagree. You
…ƒ Œ—’ ‘ ƒ† ‘ˆˆ ƒ– •‡˜‡”ƒŽ ’‘‹–•Ǥ‡
–ƒ‡ ‘—”• ˆ”‘ – –‡’Š‡ǯ•
”‡‡ǡ
feeding the birds on its lake as we wait,
and envying Dubliners this verdant,
‡Ž‡‰ƒ– Ž—‰ ‹ –Š‡ Š‡ƒ”– ‘ˆ –Š‡‹” …‹–›Ǥ
ϐ‹‡”…‡ Ǯ‹‹‰ǯ ‹ •‹• ƒ† Š‘”‡† …ƒ’
’ƒ††Ž‹‰ ‘ ƒ Ǯ†—…ǯ ‹• ƒ ‘—–”ƒ‰‡‘—• ‹†‡ƒǡ
„—– –Šƒ–ǯ• ™Šƒ– –Š‡•‡ Ǯ„—•Ǧ„‘ƒ–•ǯ ƒ”‡ …ƒŽŽ‡†Ǥ
‘— …ƒ •‡‡ —„Ž‹ „› ”‘ƒ† ƒ† „› ™ƒ–‡” ‘
–Š‡•‡ ƒ’Š‹„‹‘—• ˜‡Š‹…Ž‡•Ǥ Š‡ ‹†• ƒ”‡
–Š”‹ŽŽ‡† –‘ „‹–• –‘ „‡ ’‘‹–‡† ‘—– –Š‡ „—‹Ž†‹‰
ˆ”‘ ™Š‡”‡ ʹ ”‡…‘”† –Š‡‹” ƒŽ„—•Ǥ Š‡
guide is really good with the info-fun way
Š‡ ‡š’Žƒ‹•ǡ ƒ† ™‡ ‰‡– ƒ††‹–‹‘ƒŽ …Š‡ƒ’
–Š”‹ŽŽ• ™Š‡ Š‡ǡ ƒŽŽ †”‡••‡† —’ ƒ• ƒ ‹‹‰ǡ
ƒ‡• ’ƒ••‡”•Ǧ„› Œ—’ ‘—– ‘ˆ –Š‡‹” ȋ‘™Ȍ
•‹• ƒ• Š‡ Ž‡–• ‘—– ƒ „Ž‘‘†…—”†Ž‹‰ ›‡ŽŽǤ ‡
‰”ƒ„ ƒ “—‹… •ƒ†™‹…Š ‘ ‘—” ™ƒ› –‘
Malahide Castle, in the seaside dormitory
town of Malahide. It is about an hour’s drive
ˆ”‘
—„Ž‹ǡ ƒ† …Ž‘•‡” –‘ –Š‡ ƒ‹”’‘”– –‘
™Š‹…Š ™‡ ™‹ŽŽ •‘‘ •ƒ†Ž› Š‡ƒ†Ǥ ‡ ’”‡–‡†
–‘ „‡ Ž‘”†• ‘ˆ –Š‡ ƒ‘” ƒ† Ǯ‘ƒ”…Š ‘ˆ ƒŽŽ
•—”˜‡›ǯ ƒ• ™‡ Ž‘‘ ‘—– ‘ –Š‡ ʹͷͲǦƒ…”‡
grounds from the grand windows of the
beautifully restored Oak Room. Keshav gets
‹–‘ ƒ Žƒ—‰Š‹‰ ϐ‹– ƒ‰ƒ‹ ™Š‡ –Š‡ ‰—‹†‡
‡–‹‘• –Š‡ Ǯ‘˜‹‰ ϐŽ‘‘”ǯǦǦ‹– —•‡† –‘ „‡
…‘˜‡”‡† ‹ ”—•Š‡•ǡ ™Š‹…Š ™‡”‡ …Šƒ‰‡† Œ—•–
ƒ …‘—’Ž‡ ‘ˆ –‹‡• ƒ ›‡ƒ”ǡ •‘ Ǯƒ ™Š‘Ž‡ Ž‘– ‘ˆ
™‹Ž† Ž‹ˆ‡ ™‘—Ž† Šƒ˜‡ –ƒ‡ —’ ”‡•‹†‡…‡ ‹
them’.The guide also tells us that in 1690,
14 Talbots had breakfasted as usual one
‘”‹‰ǡ „—– ‘– ‘‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ …ƒ‡ „ƒ… ˆ‘”
s—’’‡”Ǥ Š‡› ™‡”‡ ‹ŽŽ‡† ‹ –Š‡
ƒ––Ž‡ ‘ˆ
–Š‡ ‘›‡Ǥ Š‹…Š ‹• Š‘™ ™‡ ƒŽ•‘ …ƒ‡ –‘
Š‡ƒ” ‘ˆ —… –Š‡
Š‘•– ȋǮ‘ •‡ŽˆǦ ”‡•’‡…–-
‹‰ …ƒ•–Ž‡ ‹• ™‹–Š‘—– ‘‡ǯȌǤ ‡ ™ƒ•
•—’’‘•‡† –‘ „‡ ƒ‹‰ –Š‡ ™ƒ–…Š–‘™‡”ǡ
and he had failed to sight the invaders
•Ž‹’’‹‰ ‹Ǥ ‡ Šƒ‰‡† Š‹•‡Žˆ ‹ •Šƒ‡ǡ
Ǯƒ† –Š‹• ‹• –Š‡ †‘‘” –Š”‘—‰Š ™Š‹…Š Š‡
‡–‡”• ƒ– ‹‰Š–ǡ •–‹ŽŽ …‘˜‡”‡† ‹ ‰”‹‡ˆ ƒ†
guilt’. Keshav goes suddenly quiet. Dinkar
ƒ† ‡•Šƒ˜ ƒ”‡ ”‹˜‡–‡† –‘ –Š‡ ’‡”ˆ‡…–Ž›
™‘”‹‰ ”› ‘†‡Ž ƒ‹Ž™ƒ› •‡– —’ ‹ –Š‡
ˆ‘”‡” …‘”‡”•–‘”‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ …ƒ•–Ž‡Ǥ
ƒ—”‹ƒ
ƒ† Œ—•– ƒ†‘”‡ ƒ”ƒǯ• ƒŽƒ…‡ ™Š‹…Š ‹• ƒ
ƒƒœ‹‰ –”‹‘ ‘ˆ †‘ŽŽ•ǯ Š‘—•‡•ǡ ’‡”ˆ‡…–
‹–”‹…ƒ–‡ ‹‹ƒ–—”‡• ‘ˆ –Š”‡‡ ‰”ƒ† ”‹•Š
Š‘‡• …‘’Ž‡–‡ ™‹–Š ˆ—”‹–—”‡ǡ ˆ—”‹•Š-
‹‰•ǡ ’ƒ‹–‹‰• ƒ† ‡š“—‹•‹–‡ †‘ŽŽ•Ǥ –Š‡
ƒ‹ …ƒ•–Ž‡ ‹–•‡Žˆǡ ™‡ •‡‡ –Š‡ —”•‡”›ǡ ™‹–Š
‹–• …Š‹Ž† •‹œ‡† ˆ—”‹–—”‡ ƒ† –Š‡ …Š‹Ž†”‡ǯ•
…Ž‘–Š‡• Žƒ‹† ‘—– ‘ –Š‡ ™Š‹–‡ Ž‹‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡
ˆ‘—” ’‘•–‡” „‡†•Ǥ Š‡ ’ƒ”‡–•ǯ ”‘‘ ‡š–
door also has Mamma’s nightdress and
ƒ’’ƒǯ• ‹‰Š–•Š‹”– •‹‹Žƒ”Ž› ”‡ƒ†› –‘ „‡
•Ž‹’’‡† ‘Ǥ ˜‡”›‘‡ ‹• ˜‡”› •‹Ž‡– ‘ –Š‡
™ƒ› –‘ –Š‡ ƒ‹”’‘”–Ǥ † ‹– ‹•ǯ– „‡…ƒ—•‡ ‘ˆ
–Š‡ ˆƒ–‡ ™Š‹…Š „‡ˆ‡ŽŽ –Š‡ ͳͶ ƒŽ„‘–•Ǥ ‡
say a sad goodbye to all the friendly
’‡‘’Ž‡ ™‡ Šƒ˜‡ ‡–ǡ –‘ –Š‡ ‘—–ƒ‹• ƒ†
–Š‡ ›–Š•ǡ –‘ –Š‡ „—œœ‹‰ …‹–‹‡•ǡ ƒ† –‘ ƒŽŽ
the adventures we have had during this
ˆ— ƒ† ‹ˆ‘Ǧ’ƒ…‡† ™‡‡Ǥ ǮŠ‡ ”‹•Š
Eyes Are Smiling’ is the famous song, but
ours are glistening. Our little nightingale,
ƒ—”‹ƒǡ •‘ˆ–Ž› …”‘‘• Š‡” ƒ†ƒ’–ƒ–‹‘ ‘ˆ
–Š‹• Ž‹Ž–‹‰ Žƒ†ǯ• ‘–Š‡” †‹––›ǡ Ǯ ƒ› ‘›ǯǣ
Ǯǡ …‘‡ ™‡ǯŽŽ „ƒ… ™Š‡ •—‡”̵• ‹ –Š‡
meadow, Or when the valley's hushed and
white with snow. And we’ll be here in
sunshine or in shadow. For Ireland, for
Ireland, we’ve enjoyed you so.’
August 22
Day 8
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