Another Day in Dublin

We started our last day in Dublin with a traditional Irish Breakfast, which is usually an egg, bacon, sausage, lamb, beans, black pudding, white pudding, fries, a fried tomato, fried mushrooms, and soda bread:

Then we got on the tour bus which stops at all of the main attractions:

First stop, Trinity College to see the Book of Kells:

Next to the Chester Beatty Library, which has many ancient religious texts on display:

A random Czech church as we were walking down the street....

...with Adoration:

Next stop, The Old Jameson Distillery:

A beautiful sight - a bar with nothing but Jameson:

Jameson being made.  The barley is soaked in warm water to release the sweet "wort" to be fermented:

The liquid is put into washbacks:

And then into stills.  Jameson is distilled 3 times:

It is later put into barrels that previously held bourbon, which gives it a great flavor.  2% of the Jameson evaporates through the wood every year, and the Irish call that the "Angels' Portion."  The Irish say that if you smell the Angel's Portion of whiskey when you die, you are on your way to heaven:

A whiskey tasting, comparing Jameson to Scotch and Bourbon:

And a small glass of Jameson at the end of the factory tour:

Unfortunately, this was not the "Trad Fest" I had envisioned, but the music was also good:

We went to the famous Abbey Theatre that night to watch a play, The Seafarer, which was wonderful:

And then to a pub for an Irish music session: