My college roommate, Jan Rowan, came to Dublin for a few days and then made her way to the west coast and the Sligo region to hunt down some of her ancestors. We made a tour of Guinness--the views are still good! Here you see a Smart Car, one of the tiny community cars. The doorway is of the house that is connected to the factory and was the site where Arthur Guinness lived when he founded the place. The bottom picture is from inside the Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin. This was the jail that held many of the prisoners from the Irish rebellions, most notably from the Easter Rising in 1916. 14 of these prisoner were executed on the grounds. The place was cold and damp, but no doubt nothing of the discomfort experienced by the prisoners when held there. The tragedy of children as young as 5 being imprisoned for stealing food during the famine was heartbreaking. You may also recognize the photo as the Gaol has been the backdrop for several movies as well.
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