Going to Bunratty Castle

Bunratty Castle

Bunratty Castle

When told of my plans to visit the south of Ireland, my good friend told me to go visit Bunratty Castle. It was along a motorway which makes it easy to find. True enough, one can see the castle itself from the motorway but getting there, would mean I need to pass through the Bunratty Folk Park. I think it was a nice little side show for the main attraction. I guess it does mirror how villages were back then. There was a castle with houses of the villagers around it. The folk park is a nice addition else one can’t justify paying so much for just visiting a castle.

Side View of Bunratty Castle

Side View of Bunratty Castle

I didn’t know much about Ireland before, probably leprechaun and green but that was it. I didn’t know that Ireland had a multitude of old castles scattered all over the country. This would be the start of the exploration of some of the best known castles of the country. I have been to a few Irish castles myself but they all tend to look alike. I expect Bunratty Castle to be something like that too. Past the folk park is a path which leads to the castle itself. It was still raining so I can’t really get any blue sky shots here. I was fearing the worst since the forecast says it will be raining the whole day. Nothing I could do about it but try to get my shots anyway.

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