Emo
Court & The Old Mill
Thursday
April 12th
A Stunning Historic Country House...
A lovely sunny afteroon brought us on a drive down to Emo, a tiny little villiage not far from Portlaoise. It was an absolutely gorgeous day, especially for Spring in Ireland.A long narrow tree lined road led us to the grounds and gardens of the fantastically architectural building that was designed by James Gandon, the same talented guy who designed the Four Courts and the Customs House in Dublin. It was one of the few houses he designed outside of Dublin City itself.
Liam at Emo Court
The interior of Emo Court is absolutely unexplainably gorgeous! Unfortunately I was not allowed to take photographs of the wonderfully handcrafted bits and bobs which really is a shame because I'd have loved to show you all how splendourous it really is.
Photographs of Emo Court...
The Old Mill
On the way back to Portlaoise, Liam decided he'd see if he could find an old mill that he came across when he got lost going to Dublin one day. He'd intended to avoid the traffic, but took a wrong turn somewhere and ended up here. It took him a good half hour or so to find it again, but we enjoyed the little drive in the countryside anyway.
There's actually people living in this place, which I think is really cool. The Mill doesn't work anymore though. There's also a gorgeous little river which flows under a bridge. Oh how I love these cute little guys!
Photographs of The Old Mill & Stream...
Robertstown - Talk About Quaint
This gorgeously tiny little riverside town was discovered by Liam on his way back from The Mill. He loves this place, it's pretty quaint I tell ya! We were hungry by then and there was absolutely nowhere to have something to eat, only a little corner store but there was nothing we fancied, so we waited until we got back to Portlaoise.We dilly dallied around for a while, me taking a few snaps, and feeling very tired we returned to the car for the drive home. Tea was fish and chips from the little square close to home in Portlaoise. Yum!
The CanalRound & About Robertstown...
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Day Trips & Information To Date... Thursday April 5th - Saturday April 7th: My Arrival Sunday April 8th: Hurling in Kilkenny Thursday April 12th: Emo Court & The Old Mill Friday April 13th: Cute Sheeps! Wednesday April 18th: Liam's Garden Friday April 20th - Monday April 23rd: A Lazy Weekend Wednesday April 25th: Collier's Way Friday April 28th: Dublin On My Own Click
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