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<\/a>Breakfast in Doolin at Craggy Island B&B<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Breakfast at Hollymount House B&B
Cahir, Co. Tipperary, Ireland<\/p><\/div>\n
The bacon in Ireland was delicious. It was not much like the bacon we eat here. It was not fatty at all. I looked it up to find out the difference. I am a fan of bacon. All bacon. Irish bacon is made from the back meat of the pig. American bacon is the fattier belly meat. At some places there was a very thick sliced bacon served that they said was American bacon. Perhaps that was pork belly bacon.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t know what I thought a rasher was. As far as I can tell, it just means a slice of bacon. A rasher sounds like more than a slice to me.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Fresh milk is delivered every morning<\/p><\/div>\n
The milk in Ireland was wonderful! It was delivered by a milk float, a nearly silent milk delivery truck.<\/p>\n
<\/a>A beautiful breakfast table laid ready for all of the people still sleeping when I left to watch the sunrise.<\/p><\/div>\n
I am an early riser. Ireland is not. A couple of times I hung around until breakfast at the Bed & Breakfasts I stayed at, but mostly I was gone before anyone ever woke up. Often my hosts would pack me a little sack with scones, some bacon on a roll, maybe some fruit. The Harbour Master House on the Grand Canal at Shannon Harbour caters to fishermen. They had an assortment of cereal, fruit, yoghurt and buns and things for early risers.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Milky Tea at Greenacres Bed & Breakfast in Rathcoole<\/p><\/div>\n
Everyone wanted to give me coffee, since Americans drink coffee. It was instant coffee. I asked for tea. Any tea in the world is better than instant coffee. Somewhere near Londonderry \u00a0I saw a McDonalds. That coffee was completely undrinkable. \u00a0Just give up and drink tea. Ireland does a great cup of tea.<\/p>\n
They sell all kinds of scones at some of the little shops and gas stations. I kept a bag of these in the car. They were really delicious.<\/p>\n
A couple of times I had a very good filling soup at a pub. The bread was very good, too and the butter was wonderful.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Cheese & Onion Crisps \u2013 That\u2019s one way to get potatoes.<\/p><\/div>\n
I am a big fan of potatoes. I was astonished how few potatoes I got.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Fish and Chips<\/p><\/div>\n
This was fish and chips I got in a little diner somewhere when I was lost before I got a GPS. Not wonderful. Mostly breading and the chips were rather like from a school lunch.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Guinness Pie at a restaurant in Ballycastle
Not what I was expecting.<\/p><\/div>\n
Northern Ireland is not on the Euro and I had not had a chance to get any sterling yet. \u00a0Looking for the bank, I saw a restaurant that accepted credit cards. Because they would not allow a tip on the card, I left Euros on the table and the waitress told me off. Really, really told me off. I don\u2019t know what she was saying exactly, but the word \u201csterling\u201d was used frequently. So, her choice was no tip at all.<\/p>\n
The Guinness Pie I ordered was not at all what I was expecting. Have you had Guinness pie? Did it look like that? Guinness pie has lots of vegetables and is in pie crust. Not overcooked, over seasoned beef with puff pastry on top. I came home from Ireland weighing less than when I left.<\/p>\n