May 2009 Limerick

On the May Bank Holiday weekend we went to Limerick. We had a nice B&B and a nice dinner. On Saturday we attended a concert of the RTE Symphony Orchestra with guest flutist James Galway. What a treat! He was really wonderful. His wife was supposed to be with him, but she had had an accident, so they had to change the program. Instead of the 2 flute piece planned, he played a medley of traditional Irish music and you have never heard it done so well! The concert was in the UL Concert Hall, a very nice venue. Our seats were in the choir, behind the orchestra, which doesn't sound great but turned out to be an very good vantage point. Dana could only take pictures before the concert, so no pics of the man himself!
On Sunday we roamed around town centre. The weather was cold and blustery, and Limerick is not renowned for its beauty, but we enjoyed it and found some very pretty sights! We also went to the Hunt Museum, which we enjoyed.

The pictures are: King John's Castle (on the Shannon); the Limerick Rowing Club, and a pretty bridge.