Ireland Day 6, Dublin to Wexford

Before leaving Dublin and heading south into the country side, we made a few last stops. First, having stumbled across it the night before, we headed back for a tour of the Old Jameson Distillery. This being my second distillery tour in 3 days, I am now very well versed on the production of Irish Whiskey, and what sets it apart from other Whiskeys around the world. Bushmills is the original Irish whiskey, and its distillery has a much better tour, but in terms of taste Jameson had as edge, with a much smoother and richer flavor. Our last stop in Dublin was the Dublin Writers Museum.  Housed in a large 18th century mansion once owned by a son of the Jameson family, it has an impressive collection of the works of Shaw, Yeats, Beckett, Swift, Wilde, Joyce, and more. The audio tour is very informative, and well worth the 45min to walk through.

From there it was off to pick up an item that would drastically alter the course of the trip thus far, a rental car. The upside, after lugging all of our belonging down the streets, in and out of busses, trains, and taxi’s we could finally get a little bit of a break. The downside, not only do you drive on the other side of the road, but the steering wheel is on the other side of the car, you pass on the right, you merge on the left, and we were setting off into a countryside we knew nothing about – we sprung for the GPS device and it’s proven a wise investment. 

The first stop on our road trip was Wexford, a great little town on the harbor about 150km south of Dublin city. Our first experience there with a bed and breakfast was very nice.