Kinsale - pretty little town

Kinsale is a pretty little fishing village at the southern end of Ireland. There is plenty of history here. Lots of fighting between the English, Spanish & Irish a few hundred years ago. Spain wanted to establish a military base here so they could attack England. Our walking tour guide said it was the UK version of the Cuban missle crisis.
Today, it is a peaceful little village. Ireland holds a "Tidy Town" competition every year. Kinsale is determined to win. The chairperson of the "Tidy Town" committee owns a paint & decorating store. She is offering anyone 15% off paint so they can paint their buildings. Look at the colorful streets.

The streets are very narrow here, like in other Irish towns. This street in front of our B & B is supposed to be a two way street. There is a church on the right side. People park half on the side walk Sunday mornings and still expect two way traffic to get through.

 We went for a walk and saw stone walls like this. Interesting that they stacked the rocks vertically instead of horizontally. And the face of the wall is flat. Incredible workmanship.

Little Red Dog visited "The Armada Bar" When we walked in at 9:30pm there were only about half a dozen locals. We felt a little uncomfortable, but sat down anyway. Dan the Man was playing 60 & 70's pop tunes. Around 10:00 the place started filling up with locals. And then things really started hopping. I made a balloon rose for the barmaid. She was absolutely thrilled.I've seen people happy about receiving a balloon, but not like this. An older lady wanted to pay me to make something for Granddaughter. I made something and said no need to pay for it. Next thing I know, two pints show up at the table. One for me and one for Maryann. I had some fun for the next hour or so making balloons for the patrons. And getting another free pint.

The next day the Little Red Dog visited his Irish cousin the Grey Hound for a pint.

On our last evening in Kinsale we went on a ghost walking tour. Lots of history about the mysterious goings on in town. And we did get to see a ghost!