Finn McSpool Goes Back To Ireland for St. Patrick’s Day

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, also know as “The Day Everyone is Irish” or perhaps “Green Beer Day” or maybe even “Day Americans Eat Corned Beef Thinking It’s An Irish Speciality.”

Whatever you call it, if you can’t get to Ireland or even a good Irish pub today, Finn McSpool has got you covered as he reflects on his trip to the Emerald Isle last year. So, grab a Guinness, warm up a slab of soda bread, and let’s get Irish-ing (yes, that’s a word now) with some of his vacation posts.

Like any good trip, it started with a bit of planning:

• Finn McSpool Plans to Meet His Maker

But soon enough, the Beastie had landed and was making new friends:

• Beastie of a Hundred Thousand Welcomes
• Ireland: Land of Beers, Breakfasts, and Beastie Friends

And, since Beasties don’t get jet lag, he was quickly off and running to see the sites of Kilkenny:

• Finn McSpool Storms Kilkenny Castle
• Getting High in Kilkenny – St. Canice’s Cathedral

Of course, there’s always time for a side trip…if you don’t mind an assault by the rain gods:

• Finn “Robin Hood”: McSpool Takes a Detour to Waterford

After a few nights in Kilkenny, Finn made some ego-boosting discoveries in Cork:

• Beastie Self-Discovery on the Streets of Cork, Ireland

Where he made a side trip to explore the military life at Charles Fort in Kinsale (and even launched a new fashion style while he was there):

• Finn McSpool: Start of Kinsale’s Charles Fort

After all this city time, Finn was ready to feel the fresh Atlantic breezes whipping through his wooly innards, so we caught the ferry and headed off to Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands, where we met traffic donkeys, went back in time, and got attacked by vengeful bicycles.

• Finn McSpool Pedals Into the Bronze Age
• More More Inishmore: Rocky Temples and Traffic Donkeys
• Learning to Count and Giant Beehives: Final Day on Inishmore

With skin raw from the evil bicycles, it was time for the final destination of our Irish journey. In Dublin Finn went further back in time than he ever has before, met his maker, nearly died of book envy, ventured into a creepy crypt, and found a rather curious place to perch.

• The Books, Beasties, and Bronze Tarts of Dublin
• Finn McSpool Goes Way Back in Time
• Finn McSpool Cries Out for His Mummy

I hope you enjoyed this quick look back! What are you up to for St. Patrick’s Day? Or have you already been celebrating?? Have a great one and see you Wednesday! Sláinte!!!