The Garden House . . .

Years ago, on our first trip to Ireland

we stayed in a garden house. 

You may remember this photo of the house

which appeared in my very first post.

A few years after this trip to Ireland

my husband built a frame for our garden house

which is a replicka of the Bantry Ireland garden house.

A friend and I finished building the house with a 

 cultured stone which is similar to the natural stone

found on the house in Ireland. 

My husband built doors for the front

and I found an old window which we placed

on the North side of the house. 

It is a perfect place for a window box of flowers.

The building took several weeks to complete

and the result is a charming garden shed. 

We found small stones in the hills behind the house we stay in

while in Ireland and brought them back to fit in with the cultured stone. 

My husband also designed a round crest for above the door.

We filled it with stone from our second trip. 

The lichen we found on those stones still remains. 

We have been fortunate to visit many sites around

Dublin such as Newgrange and Powerscourt. 

Plus we have driven along the coast near Wicklow. 

We have visited the Kennedy compound, gardens and grounds 

 and have driven along the far southern coast, 

through Cork and to the west to Bantry. 

Our flights into Shannon have allowed us to visit the West coast,

 the Ring of Kerry and the Ring of Beara. 
We spent one of our trips searching for
 stone circles and checking history in grave sites. 

Our next trip, will hopefully be in 2012.
We hope to drive North to Belfast and drive West and South along the coast. 

The Giants Causeway is a must to see.



My crocosmia, which looks like the flower above, is in bloom.  
Tomorrow I promise some pictures!
SLAINTE'