Here's the Blarney Castle in Ireland. It's old and crumbling but it was really cool to climb all through it.
Here's one of the towers. I'm sure some beautiful damsel was locked up here long ago and her handsome knight in shinning armor came and rescued her.

These are all hand etched. I took pictures of my
favorite ones




















Look at the precious babies on this vase!














Paul and I toasting, sort of, our trip to Ireland and the Waterford Crystal factory!! Next posting will be the Blarney Castle!

Papa throwing an imperfect Waterford Crystal glass into the box to get recycled. If a piece of crystal is imperfect it is thrown back into the refiners fire and made again. All Waterford Crystal is perfect or they won't sell it.

Some Waterford Crystal trophies. Their logo is the Sea Horse. Look and see if you can see the 4 leaf clover in its tail!

Making a water pitcher. I wanted one sooo badly, but I knew Ala would break it!! It was amazing watching them make something so beautiful!

Waterford Crystal in the making.

More history of Ireland