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 Introduction This post records a one day section of an extended small group Ireland tour.   Prehistoric ‘Rock Art’ at Knowth, Ireland Information on the Tour Itinerary.  This morning, we left our lodgings in Sligo , West of Ireland and drove S.E. to the small town of  Carrick-on-Shannon (pop  4000 ) where we stopped for about 45 minutes to explore. St Mary’s Church, Carrick on Shannon, Ireland Farmers Market at Carrick on Shannon, Ireland Carrick on Shannon Marina. Next, we continued S.E. for about two hours to our principal destination of the prehistoric passage tomb complex  at Bru na Boinne which is situated near the River Boyne, north of Dublin.here there are three great tombs known as Dowth, Newgrange and Knowth . Newgrange is the best known and most popular. Due to pressure of visitor numbers at Newgrange we elected to visit Knowth and joined a guided tour the leader of which explained: The sites many phases from first farming around ...

 This evening, I am reprising a one day section of a small group, private tour of Ireland.     Cork Waterfront First, we departed our lodgings at Anderson’s Quay, Cork and proceeded as follows: To the historic town of Waterford in the S.E. of Ireland. First stop was the House of Waterford Crystal where we toured the factory and showroom.Here we were able to view work in progress including the Blowing and Furnace Room, Finishing,, Cutting Room, Sculpting and Engraving and the Exhibition & Retail Store. This was an excellent experience. It was pleasing to see that Waterford Glass was again being manufactured on site after a gap of time due to financial problems.  Here is a video clip of the Furnace Room     Blower   Stem Chair Finishing Waterford Crystal Retail Next we visited the waterfront and Reginald’s Tower. This is circular in construction and was originally built as part of the town’s defences dating back to the 13th century, albeit on...