Belfast Castle is more a large mansion than a castle, but the gardens are exquisite.

Photos from our whirlwind 5 day, 1000 mile tour of Ireland in March 2005

A variety of photos from various events in Belfast. Apologies for all the blurry photos.

A trip to Newcastle and the Silent Valley in the Mourne Mountains, County Down, Northern Ireland.

Camping in Donegal. Some of the most beautiful beaches I have ever seen...

Catholic and Protestant murals in Belfast.

The Irish League top of the table, local derby, clash. The winner of this game will probably win the league next week... Glentoran won 3-2, and yes we were supporting the Glens so it was a fantastic day out. We even had the riot police out at the end, so it was a proper football match :)

day out. We even had the riot police out at the end, so it was a proper football match :)

Our housewarming party!

The home of the Northern Ireland Assembly is only a short walk from our house.

Oxegen 2005, Punchestown, Dublin, Ireland

Sean and Raff's housewarming party on Raff's Birthday.

We topped of a summer of festivals in style at the Electric Picnic in Stradbally... They're not calling it the new Glastonbury for nothing...

Oooooooh more photos from the picnic. Now these really are funny :)

Yeah, there was loads of alcohol, dancing, food and pretty women, but even if their hadn't been it would still have been an amazing day :)

A beautiful family evening in Botanic Gardens, complete with dancers, pixies and magical lighting.

Our second jaunt to the Picnic in Stradbally. What a marvelous weekend... well what I can remember of it anyway.

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