Erin go Feirc: Nine Kilkenney cocks and Dublin dicks, plus a castle, a dolmen, and the Londonderry wall

I visited Ireland several years ago to research language education.  First stop: Glenstal Abbey School, near Limerick, about 2 hours southwest of Dublin.

The abbey entrance

Not one of the students

Kilkenny fun run

Not one of the runners

Gay couple in Dublin

Northern Ireland after the break

Northern Ireland stayed part of the United Kingdom after Irish independence in 1921.  There are still some tensions between Roman Catholics, who generally favor uniting with Ireland, and Protestants, who want to stay British.

Londonderry, about an hour's drive from Belfast, can also be called Derry, depending on who you want to argue with.

Londonderry pirate dancer

Pirate penis

From the internet

Armagh Dolmen

Armagh feirc

Feirc, meaning "hilt of a dagger," is one of over 50 old Irish words for "penis"

See also: Fifteen glorious Gavins and magnificent muscle Munns.