Low lie the Fields of Athenry
Where once we watched the small free birds fly.
Our love was on the wing
we had dreams and songs to sing
It's so lonely 'round the Fields of Athenry.
This morning Tom and I explored the village of Mountshannon. Unfortunately, as I went to snap my first picture my camera responded with "battery exhausted." Luckily I did pack my charger, but I wasn't able to capture the village for you this morning. It is lovely. down by the little harbor there is a green grassy area with a fairly easy maze and a few historical plaques. The highlight was the Saturday market. A few stalls are set up each weekend alongside the road that display yummy home made breads and cakes. One stall even has live chickens and sells their eggs. Inside the cafe nest to these stalls is a few more tables with people selling more baked goods, home made jams and fair-trades woolen rugs and bags. We were surprised that it seemed a bit hippy with all of the fair-trade/ home made/ organic goods. We came away with a few tartlets to have with tea. Mountshannon is a quiet little village sitting on a pretty lake with a couple of shops, restaurants and pubs. Hopefully I'll be able to go back quickly with my fully charged camera.
We returned to a delicious meal of steak with potatoes, mushrooms, peas and onions followed by fruit salad. It was a filling meal, perfectly preparing us for the afternoon ahead.
Today was the
Magners Cup Final, a big rugby event.
Munster, the team James supports was facing
Leinster, the team who last weekend miraculously came back in the second half of the Heiniken Cup Final for the win. Also, they are Munster's main rivals. To put this game into perspective Tom explained to me that this event was like Apple cup, vital stuff!! James was hot hopeful this morning, in fact he was fairly certain Munster was going to loose. We arrived a the stadium in Limerick in good time and enjoyed a pint in the sun before the match began. Then it was into the stadium. Now, I'm obviously not going to be good at explaining the plays during the game, so I'll cut to the chase - Munster WON!! It was so exciting, the entire game was! The score remained close throughout but Munster pulled away at the end winning 19 - 09. One of the trys (that is what you score, like a touchdown) was right in front of us. I didn't think the Munster man was going to catch it at first, but he did, and then ran right across the line! I was jumping up and down screaming with cheer I also loved that when we entered the stadium the gave us big Munster flags to wave. I was right there cheering, shouting and waving my flag with the Munster crowd. I do find rugby exciting, and its always good when the team you are supporting wins, even better when you don't expect it. I don't think James could quite express how happy he was as we left the stadium. Today was a proud day for Munster rugby!
We celebrated at the pubs at night. I almost felt as though I was in Selah in the second one. It had a the small town feel and a band that mixed "Sweet Home Alabama" and other american songs in with their Irish tunes.
Love
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