dublin 05: malahide castle.

A new day means a new destination to go to. Today we're going to Malahide.


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It is the home to the famous Malahide Castle. The castle was built in the 12th century. The castle was closed temporarily for a major renovation. Luckily for us it had just recently been reopened to the general public.



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The scenery will be very nice I'm sure.



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The town of Malahide. Nothing fancy, a couple of restaurants and bars by the roadside, a flower shop and also a convenience store.



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It reminds me of Bukit Pasir in Muar actually in kind of a bizarre way.


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Maybe its the thin roadside and the shoplots nearby. It's a nice little town.



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Like always, mom goes all giggly looking at this.



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These are all real flowers in case you're wondering.



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They have a Japanese Cuisine restaurant here I see. There's one in Henry Street, Dublin called Yamamori which people say is edible for Muslims. I didn't eat there though in all of my days in Ireland..



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Bars are a very common sight in Dublin, they are everywhere.



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Let's get to the castle shall we? The sun is shining right above us.



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This is the walkway towards the castle. The guards nearby say it will take a 5 minutes walk to get there.



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To the left are acres and acres of lush grass field all clean and nicely maintained. Not even an inch of litter visible.



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The fine weather, coupled with this type of scenery is perfect for an afternoon picni, as evidenced by these 3 elderly ladies. They gave a very nice smile as we walked past them.



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A squirrel!



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The squirrel was friendly an cooperative at first. After that maybe it was due to me getting too close to it, it just ran off as fast as lightning....



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Towards this tree, and out from sight. A bummer, was hoping to get more photos of it. Oh well.



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We continued on to an almost half-forest, half-orchard like walkway. The walk was very, how should I say it - absorbing.



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I just feel like wanting to walk as slowly as possible to let all this scenery soak in into my mind. Permanently.



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That is Malahide Castle right there. Even though it was built in the 12th century, certain additions like the 2 rounded tower were built later on giving the castle a fairy-tale like appearance.



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I've read that the cost of maintaining this castle alone is over 1 million Euro annually.



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The castle belongs to the Talbot family lineage. The lineage had ceased though as in 1690, all 14 members of the family died in a war called the Battle of the Boyne.

The story was all 14 of them had breakfast together, but none came back for supper the same day. It was tragic.



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What is left of their legacy is the castle. We didn't go inside for a guided tour.



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Time to go home. We're taking the trail through the park again.



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I just love seeing all these autumn leaves just laying here on the ground.



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Many middle school kids are travelling through this trail. It's evening now so it is a good bet that they had just finish school. Many where walking, some like in this picture were travelling with their bikes.




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We are waiting for the bus. 5 minutes left according to the Dublin Bus app.



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The trip home was nice. It was fun hearing these kids having conversation with one another. They talk about school, girlfriends, wrestling, videogames and football.



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It reminded me of the time when I was still in middle school.



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Maybe I should take a trip down the memory lane. I'll tell you all about it on the next entry. The next one will be the finale for this journey as well.


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Kalau lah dapat gi sana... mesti dapat amik pic yg best..
seriously awesome!
gambar pokok tu sangat cantik.
mesti best kalau dapat panjat :o
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love to see the beautiful walkway. very beautiful! make we feel relaxed and free from the problems :)
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waaahhh! lawanyaaa! dapat tangkap gambar tupai lagi! tupai...squirrel kan? heheee... ><
mcm kat tempat citer Merlin berlak0n jeee~ (Y)
just to say WOW! all the picture is so... beautiful... huhu...
beautiful scenery... picture pun cantik..I really wish can be there!! ^^
Saya ada jugak melawat castle semasa di ireland. Tapi saya pergi castle dekat galway...klyemore abbey.. Hehe.. Nice pic bro.
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1 reply · active 624 weeks ago
Pergi haritu memang duduk dekat Dublin je, Galway ke, Cork ke, semua tak pergi.
nice ! suka suka suka . rasa macam nak pergi jugak lah. hehe. suka gambar castle tu. mmg xleh masuk dalam eah .? tapi scenery kat luar cantik dari kat dalam castle lagi, kot. hahax . :) tak sabar nak tunggu pics abang am yang laen . bile tengok sume pics ni rase cam betol2 ada kat tempat tu lah. hehe. ^_____^
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1 reply · active 624 weeks ago
Boleh je masuk, 5 Euro sorang, tapi total kitorang semua 6 orang jadi dah 30 Euro - mahal tu so xpela, tengok dari luar jela.

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