Leaving Ennis and returning to Dublin

The next day we returned to the Burren Way and searched for a very, very old tomb that we had been told about.

These stones were the entrance to a burial chamber that has been dated back to approximately 3000 BC so that makes them about 5000 years old! Although it is very barren and stoney today the area when this was made would have looked quite different with fields and forests. Unfortunately over time the soil in the area has been eroded leaving the ground as you can see now.

This is known as the "Poulnabrone Portal Tomb" and contains at least 33 bodies of all ages.

Martin and Chance enjoyed jumping from rock to rock.

It was quite bleak and the wind made the cold seep right in. Davina wrapped up warmly and still wanted to shelter behind a wall to stop the chill!

We called in at Galway Bay on the way back to Dublin. Don wanted to see the sun going down here but it was midday and the sun doesn't go down until about 10.30 at night. I told Don to stand there and slowly close his eyes to see what it would look like. :)

Back in Dublin we were able to see  the Tutankhamen  exhibition. This was a recreation of the wonders contained in the Young Egyptian King's Tomb. Inside his chamber he was buried in a series of 3 gold lined caskets. Two of these can be seen here with the lid of the final one being closest to Dallas' left hand.

On his head was placed a Golden Mask! There were many other wonders contained in the tomb. Egypt is a fascinating place to learn about.

As we walked back to our flat we passed more large stone churches.

And people's houses. In the cities in Ireland it is common to live in apartments like this. Your house is two storeys and goes from one chimney to the next. So at the front your house has 1 door and three windows and another 4 windows at the back. Because they all look the same people paint their doors a different colour so they can tell visitors to find them by the colour of the door in the apartment block. You can buy such an apartment in this part of Dublin for about 1.5 million Euro and you don't even get a lawn to play on or a place to park your car.