Part 3 of 3 - Portumna

We squeezed in 1 more castle before heading home.  Thankfully this part of the road was a but smoother and wider!  First glance at the castle, it feels like a fairy tale, all the Princess stories and dreams.  In a beautiful fancy dress, fancy hair, riding on a carriage pulled by horses.  Riding down the lane to be dropped off at the grand entry way.  Anyway, back to reality, it was a pretty walk up to the castle, then you pay your entrance fee and the boys were given "quiz boards" to make it more interesting.  Like counting windows or spy holes or what the dog's name was who was a hero saving a young lady... The boys loved it!  The castle is being restored, as it was gutted by a fire in 1826.  It was built in 1618.  It is sometimes hard to grasp just how old things are here.  You just don't see that in North America.
After the castle, the boys still had energy to run to the playground and play for a while.  Then on the way home, 4 of us were snoring as Ruben drove :).