For Wolflady and Mugsy,

something that is SOOOOOO cool in Ireland, You can rent Gypsy Caravans....(I use that term as I don't remember their real Name)
you camp in them,they are horse drawn...you tie the horse up at night(they are used to it) hitch them up in the a.m....and travel the countryside....sort of like a Dr.Hook show,if you get my drift.....
all kidding aside...it is a great way to see the countryside...and feel how life was not too terribly long ago there....

Waterford is Great!!!!
You have to go when Fred Curtis is there...he is their Master Artisan.....he designs all their animal pieces also...
The Lab Puppy sitting...the mare and foal,The Eagle...The Waterford Globe..(has all the native animals of each continent etched onto the specific continent of their habitat)...one of their best pieces...I think it retails at about 13,500.00.....
Yes, the Waterford factory is a must do in Ireland!!!