Ireland Part 1

The other week I went to Ireland for a short assignment. I had to make sure some new parts were installed correctly and make sure the engine worked as it was supposed to. It was a fairly easy job as luckily we had no major issues.

It was my first time in Ireland and I enjoyed it. The country is not too different from NY/PA and there was not a major culture differences so not too much of a shock being there. The major changes was cost. Everything is a lot more expensive. My house would cost at least half a million if it was in Ireland.

This is from the town I stayed at. Midleton, County Cork, Ireland. There are several buildings with attached houses all different colors.

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Another building. The doors are so small I would need to duck to get inside. The two houses are shorter than most in the area.

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A corner house

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A church in the town

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I went to McDonalds. They don't have drivethroughs...they have McDrives. My meal cost about $12.00 Their value menu has items that are only $3.00.

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This is a little fishing villiage near the refinery I worked at. The group of houses is about half of the village.

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Looking across the harbor

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This house has a nice flower bed in front of it.

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This is driving somewhere. This is not the main highway, but a more major road. I drove a VW golf and It took up about the full lane. They have to trim the sides and even the top at places so Big trucks aren't hitting branches. Also on my car there was a little sticker that reflected on the windshield to tell you to drive on the left hand side.

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