Friday evening
The purpose of this trip to
Ireland was to take part in the FlyerTalk Shamrock Doo 2006,
organised by GoldCircle (a.k.a. Ciarán). Although there had
been an Afternoon Tea get-together for those who arrived earlier in
the day, the first "official" Doo session was an evening meet-up in
Dublin's smallest pub, which we all just about managed to fit into.
Now don't ask me to explain the difference between a 'Do' and a
'Doo' - I can't. But I know for sure that this was a Doo
In such cosy
surroundings, the benefits of Ireland's anti-smoking laws were
instantly apparent and very much appreciated
Saturday morning
For a few of the BA regulars, Saturday morning was given over to the Shamrock Shannon Run.
Saturday afternoon
Between the conclusion of the Shannon Run and the commencement of the next 'Doo' event, I managed to spend an hour and half in the afternoon seeing something of Dublin's Fair City. Considering that it was February, the weather was most co-operative.
Saturday evening
After a 'warming up' session in
Café en Seine - sorry,
didn't get round to taking any photos - the group had an early
dinner at Wagamama, following a precedent established at the recent
London Do. After that, most of us took part in the Dublin Literary
Pub Crawl : a highly enjoyable, but tiring, two-and-a-half hour trek
around the drinking haunts of some of Ireland's great writers,
featuring tall tales, amusing performances and - of course -
refreshment breaks
Sunday
There was an enjoyable Doo brunch on the Sunday
but, as the crowd was numerically depleted and - dare I say it? -
feeling just a little bit tender, I thought it best not to record
the event for posterity
The main focus of my
Sunday sight-seeing was Dublin Castle, inside and out.