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Old 02-10-2018, 10:06 PM
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Thanks Ruben, Michael, Doug and Elliott for you kind comments and suggestions. That is a good suggestion about taking a photo of the model in front of the real building. I have seen that done. I have thought about it with my cathedrals, but decided there is no way we could travel carrying a gothic cathedral much less a colorful Irish pub model. We will be traveling using many forms of public transportation.
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Old 03-17-2018, 04:10 PM
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Here is another set of Tiny Ireland models. These are from Bantry and are very attractive as are all of Anke Eckardt creations. I still have ten more kits to make, four of the towns we will visit on our up coming trip to Ireland.

The Bantry Kit contains the following buildings (l to r)

James J. Crowley's Pub; The Bake House; The Post Office and Tourist Office; Ma Murphy's Pub; and M Evans Sweet Shop.

All of these can be found on the internet and have good reviews as fun places to eat, drink and shop.
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Old 03-17-2018, 05:12 PM
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Always good to hear from you Thomas. Once again a delightful depiction of Irish life. Thanks for showing Ms Eckardt's paintings on the back of the buildings as well. Are you still planning to make your trip in the spring?

Any more Tiny Irelands in the future?
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Old 03-18-2018, 11:37 AM
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Beautiful models!

I am so pleased to have found this thread. These Irish models are truly enchanting and you have certainly done them justice. Thanks for sharing all the pictures. I was in Ireland for only one day, over 30 years ago, but the models capture my memories.
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Those are very nice, both front and back.
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We returned last week from our three week "Cathedralquest" in Ireland. We only encountered four cathedrals plus a number of ruins of churches and abbeys. The reason that we choose this time of year and Ireland for our annual cathedral quest was because my wife, whose maiden name is O'Day, wanted to attend the O'Dea (O'Day) clan reunion in Ennis. Her two sisters, one of their daughters and one of their husbands and our daughter also attended. It was very interesting as it was the 700th anniversary of the Castle O'Dea defeating the Normans. Over 250 clan members were present from all over the world. We visited the beautiful castle on the exact date and there was a rather humorous reenactment of the battle...complete with CPR on the wounded soldiers.

My wife and I went a week early to explore other regions. I wanted very much to visit as many of the Tiny Ireland models as possible. Our first stop, after flying to Shannon was Bunratty Castle and Folk Park which Anske had beautifully reproduced. I went to the first floor but did not feel I was able to climb all the steep steps to the other floors. The Folk Park had wonderful old buildings that had been restored among which were the other three models, which we were able to enter and explore. The details of the models and real buildings will be shown in detail as I write my Cathedralquest.com pages in the next few months.

Our next several nights were in Galway with two-day trips to others interesting parts of Ireland. I had made the 5 Galway models and found them side by side. Below is a photo of the buildings. I took photos inside several of them.

After our long week end in Ennis for the reunion we spent 6 nights in Dublin. The lovely Dublin model buildings were not far from our hotel. The Temple Bar was a very colorful building filled with early afternoon followers of Irish music and Irish beer.

The last part of our vacation was a four day tour of the Ring of Kerry region of Ireland. We spent 2 nights in Killarney where I was able to take photo of four of the five models (have just finished them and have not put them on the tread yet). Here is a photo of .O'Conners Pub.

We had a short stop in Bantry and I was able to find 2 buildings - photo of James Crawley's Pub. We spent the night in Kinsale but did not have time to find the model building which I have not made yet. We made a brief stop in Kenmare but not near the "models" which I have not made yet. Our final stop before returning to Dublin was in Cork but we wanted to visit the cathedral and did not have time to visit the models that I had made. I guess we will have to go back and see them. I have 12 of the Tiny Ireland kits and visited all the towns except four.

It was a fun trip, with a lot of beautiful scenery, interesting ruins and delightful little towns. I am glad that I had the Tiny Ireland models to add other attractions to our trip. Our vacation ended on a special note - my 80th birthday in Dublin.
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The Emerald Isle. Where a pub crawl is 1/2 mile!!!
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Well Happy Birthday to you Thomas! You know, nowadays 80 doesn't seem nearly so far away to me as it used to.
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Old 06-04-2018, 08:33 AM
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Happy Birthday, Thomas - and I am glad you enjoyed your trip!

I look forward to seeing the photos of the real building you visited!
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Happy Birthday, Thomas! Looks like you had another great trip!

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