EI – Dublin, Ireland

Dates: 8 to 16 July 2012

Callsign: EI/WJ2O/M

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Below is a snapshot of all the Irish cities I spent the night in. Don’t forget the Northern Ireland page.

I spent 2 weeks this summer making a driving tour completely circling Ireland. I have a special page just for this trip. Click on Ireland Itinerary to see for yourself.

1

Dublin

 

2

Cork

 

3

Killarney

 

4

Ennistymon

 

5

Galway

 

6

Donegal

Dublin

Dublin_Liffe

The River Life.
The entire city grew up around this river. Shops and pubs line both sides.

Dublin_FirstLunch

My First Lunch
Tired and hungry after my arrival I order a bowl of fish soup.

Dublin_Hotel

Trinity Capital Hotel
My first hotel in Dublin is in the Trinity District. A tiny room in Dublin at the Trinity Capitol Hotel.

Dublin_JazzBand

Jazz singer

Dublin_FishPie

Oak Smoked Salmon and Organic Salmon Pie and a Guinness.

Dublin_FatherDaughterBand

Father and Daughter band

Dublin_Pub

Another Pub
You can’t possibly hit them all.

 

Guinness Storehouse

Guinness_SmallBarrels

Guinness beer barrels

Guinness_Plans

Guinness factory schematic

Guinness_DisplayBottles

Bottles & bottles

Guinness_Tasting

Guinness Tasting

Guinness_Poster

A Guinness A Day.
Fine words to live by.

Guinness_Gate

Big Gate
This is the entrance to the Guinness Storehouse. Apparently storehouse was the name for brewery some time ago.

 

Waterford

Waterford_Entrance3

Waterford crystal

Waterford_Cutting

Cutting the Glass
Here a worker is carefully cutting the grooves in a goblet.

Waterford_Glasses

Different types of glasses

Waterford_Showroom

Glass showroom

Waterford_TallGlass

Champagne anyone?
This is the world’s tallest crystal glass.

 

Blarney Castle

Blarney_LongLine

Long Line
It took about two hours to get through the Castle.

Blarney_Dave

Blarney Dave.

Blarney_Stone2

This is the Spot
Looking from the ground up at where the Blarney Stone is.

Blarney_Stone

Closeup.

Blarney_Musicians

Musicians inside the castle.

Blarney_Stairs

Climbing the stairs.

Blarney_Kissers

Kissers
Blarney kissers of all ages.

blarney

Blarney_Kissers3

This guy missed the stone completely because he didn’t go
down far enough.

Blarney_Dave_Stone1

This guy hit the mark.

Blarney_Dave_Stone2

Trying to get back up and it started raining.

 

The Mobile Station

Station_Antenna

My Station
Audi Quattro A7 Rental.
The antenna mounted to a side door very nicely using a trunk lip mount.

Station_Antenna2

Antenna close-up
The Little Tarheel II.

Station_Car_Battery

Hooking up the battery

Station_Car_Interior

Mobile station layout

Station_Operating

Operating
This was taken on a hilltop outside Galway at the start of the IARU contest.

Station_WJ2O

EI/WJ2O/M at the helm!

Station_Road

On The Road
Listening to 20 meter CW while driving. Watch out, I might be heading for your QTH.

 

Ennistymon

Ennistymon_Hotel_Front

Falls Hotel, Ennistymon
This is the front entrance of the hotel.

Ennistymon_Hotel_Lobby

Lobby and reception area of the hotel

Ennistymon_Falls

Ennistymon Falls
Internet in this hotel was only available here in the bar. I managed to make the best of that hardship. Internet in this hotel was only available here in the bar. I managed to make the best of that hardship.

Ennistymon_Fuel

Fueling Up
The rental used diesel and as you can see had a pretty large tank. Filling 76 liters at around a Euro and a half per liter is a lot of money. However, I have been driving for 5 days and this is my first fill up.

Ennistymon_Road100

National Roads
This image shows a typical main thrufare on the West side of Ireland. Even though the speed limit is 100 km/h, you don’t go that fast when your road shoulders consist of stone hedge rows.

 

Back to the U.S.A.

Dublin_Airplane

Aer Lingus
My transportation back to JFK.
Prior to returning here I spent two days in Northern Ireland. You might want to see the section for GI.

EI/WJ2O/M QSL Card

EI_QSL_F

QSL By W4MPY

CEPT_Logo

With the understanding of how the CEPT Licensing Agreement works, I assigned myself the callsign EI/WJ2O/M

Trip Statistics Report

On the Road Again

ireland-car

Equipment:
Kenwood TS-480HS Transceiver
Navigator Computer to Radio Interface
Dell Vostro Laptop Computer
CW TouchKeyer.com Model P6 Keyer
Little Tarheel II (6 through 80 meters)

Click on Ireland Itinerary for trip details.

EI_Ticket