Day 18: Ireland

Day 18 - A picture of your favorite place.

Ireland.

No... I've never been there, but I hope to go. 

:)

There are so many cool things about Ireland and I'll share a few of them with you....

• Ireland’s Saint Fiacre, born in the sixth century, is the patron saint of gardeners.

• A single day of good weather that pops up in a long stretch of bad days is known in Ireland as a "pet day."  

• The first American general to die in The Revolution was Richard Montgomery, who was born in Donegal.

• The national symbol of Ireland is the Celtic harp, not the shamrock.

• The first Irish Constitution was signed at Dublin’s Shelbourne Hotel.
• {The Shelbourne, is a favorite spot for sophisticated travelers to stay or dine.}                ---I definitely plan on staying there <3

As you should all know, I collect classic novels and these facts were pretty interesting to me....

1. Bram Stoker was working as a civil servant in Dublin when he wrote “Dracula” in 1897.
2. “Gulliver’s Travels” writer Jonathan Swift is buried in St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin.
3. Famous wit Oscar Wilde was born Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde in Dublin in 1854.

Ireland is such a neat and interesting place and I can't wait to visit!!!! <3

"Anybody can make history. Only a great man can write it."

Optimistically, Bethany Lea