The Lederman Kitchen

One of our goals for this year is to get out and see more of Ireland.  So, going back many months, to chilly February, we took a weekend trip down south to Cork. In order to get out and see Ireland, you have to just go.  Last year we made the mistake of waiting for nice weather, which doesn't really work here.  Now we know, and off we went - heading south to Cork with our friends Abby & Brandon.  The trip was loosely planed around a Craft Beer Festival at a local brewery, The Franciscan Well. First stop was at about the halfway point, The Rock of Cashel.   My photos don't really do it justice, but check out this Google Image Link .  It's a super old heritage site that served as the seat of the King of Munster at one point in time, long, long ago. Abby & Brandon Inside the ruins I love this one Abby took of the boys There were really intricate carvings and art Staying warm inside - kidding - there is no roof, and it's ma...

I know, we are super far behind on the blog and there is a lot to catch up on.  To close out Jenn's visit to Europe (after our ski weekend in Austria , and checking out Innsbruck and Munich ), we brought Jenn back to Dublin to see our home. We took a few day trips.  We first drove north of Dublin to Howth & Malahide.  The second we drove southwest to Kilkenny.  We wanted her to get a feel for Ireland, showing her the coast, some castles and the beautiful Irish countryside. All aboard in the teeny car that takes us far! First stop, Malahide Castle Amazingly, this was a private residence until the 1960's Necessary Irish & EU flag shot In Howth for lunch.  A cute little seaside village, known for fresh seafood Howth harbor The sky wasn't as blue when we went to Kilkenny, but it was still a good day.  Kilkenny is a small medieval country town, known for it's castle, and it's pub lined streets and good craic (good atmosph...

Last weekend was October Bank Holiday, but since we're heading back to the US this week, we decided to lay low in Dublin, but still make an effort to get out of town for a day.  The weather forecast for Saturday was cold but sunny.  That's about as perfect as it can get over here, so we wanted to take advantage of it.  We hit the road in the Little Green Machine  with our friends Abby & Brandon for a trip down to Glendalough to go on a hike. Brian and I had been to Glendalough before, on our first road trip in Ireland , but we didn't go on any of the hikes, so I was really looking forward to it. Before we headed off on a hike, we walked around the remains of St. Kevin's Monastery. St. Kevin's Monastery - a church with the Round Tower in the back The Round Tower at the Monastery Cemetery at the Monastery  Another shot of the cemetery, with the view Abby and I The whole gang by the lake Starting the accent  T...