On Monday morning, we drove into Limerick City and met with the genealogist for Limerick Genealogy to see if there was something they could do to help us work on the White line and the Canter line. It seems they are set up to work more on a county basis and the White research will probably take a multi-county effort. She did say that she could help out on the Canter line and so I will probably write up a description and see what they can do on the Canter line.
In the afternoon, we when to the Bunratty Castle and folk park. It consists of a Castle built in the 1400s and a bunch of old historical shops, houses and farms similar to the Pioneer Heritage Park exhibits, except for Ireland.
Here is a picture of the restored Castle. It is not as glamorous as it originally was as the wall coverings, etc. no longer exist. Thus, you have to use your imagination of Disney pictures.
The Castle also served as a defensive fort. We climbed up one of the towers and took a look around.
Above is a view of the landscape from the tower. I think this is the Bunratty river emptying into the larger Shannon river. Below is a look down from the tower. Notice how small the people are. We could imagine Daniel, Dallin and perhaps Ian and Luke in their armour defending the Castle. 
Above is a picture of the Castle's main hall. We could imagine seeing Haley, Emmy and Kemry at the Prince's ball. We couldn't use flash photography so the picture isn't the best.
The ceiling in one of the rooms was amazing and below are a couple of samples of the beautiful cravings in the Castle.
We only took a couple of pictures of the folk park. There was one very unique feature in the park; these old historical trailers. We were blown away to see that these were owned by the Parrys. Are Uncle Jeff's ancestors Irish?
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