Modern Ireland...

If you were to look through all of my pictures you would think that I was living in the middle of a timeless Ireland. An Ireland filled with rolling farms and farmers moving their cattle and sheep down the middle of the road. In reality, Ireland is very much a modern country and the people here are just as busy and as modern as the average person in America. There is, however, a flash of the disappearing Ireland from time to time. The traffic clears way long enough for cattle to cross the road or a man sitting on the windowsill of a local pub catches my eye and makes me appreciate how tradition does play an important part of the culture here. Moments like this can't be planned and can't be counted on... but when they do happen the tourist inside of me jumps for joy, and I am reminded how cool this place really is.

It happened again today as I was driving the busy highway near our house. I passed two men working to re-thatch an old cottage. I raced home, grabbed my camera and went back as fast as I could. We actually know the people that own this house. It was built by hand by his great grandfather. Here are a couple of the pictures I took about 30min ago. Hope you enjoy this bit of timeless Ireland.