It was overcast by dry except for brief sprinkles on Christmas Eve. We had a quiet day. Elaine went for a long walk early in the morning. While she was gone, I was doing the blog. Before she got home I drove into town to 1) pay Grainne the rest of the rent (which I forgot to do yesterday), 2) pick up an extra good bottle of wine for Christmas dinner and some more fire logs, and 3) have a walk around and start photographing all the pubs of Dingle.
We had lunch at home – sandwiches and potato crisps (not chips in Ireland!) I took a brief nap and then we went for another walk through town together. We stopped at the Dingle Pub for a pint and to wish our friends a Happy Christmas. Then we stopped at O’Flaherty’s to have a pint and to wish our friends a Happy Christmas. Good thing we only know people in two pubs.
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Typical Dingle House 
Not So Typical 
In Jest? 
At the Aquarium 
In O’Flaherty’s 
Ditto 
Getting Dark
We had cocktails by our Christmas tree with a Tommy Makem and the Clancy Brothers Christmas CD playing. Dinners was home made Chicken Rogan Josh with peas. Delicious. For dessert we had scrumptious mini mince pies with whipped cream. Grainne gave us the pies (made by a friend of her’s). Even Elaine, not a mince pie fan, had to admit that these are delicious.
Then, guess what? BED! See you on Christmas. Happy Christmas to All and to All a Good Night.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND A HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR IN 2019!
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Love the bar pictures, the green and yellow one looks quite interesting, I’d like to stop in at that one! Merry Christmas to you both, and cheers!
Cheers and Merry Christmas to you and Elaine.
Sue and Jeff
FELIZ NAVIDAD de Puerto Rico. those colorful Bars look like they belong down here in the Caribbean. Thanks for sharing. Love the “getting dark” photo. We had a very nice Christmas Eve with Bill‘s family. His little grand niece Addison, 5 yrs. old, is filled with the wonder of Christmas and was going to bed early so Santa would come. No chimney, so I guess they left the door open. Hope you have a lovely day today. 🎄 77° here. Tomorrow we start exploring the island.
Joe what a great idea and the pubs look great! Remember a few we visited with you in Dingle!
Wish I had been there for Mince Pie my all time favorite. Mother used to make it each Christmas with Brandy sauce! Yum!!!
Merry Christmas and lots of love to you both!! Russ and Ann