Did you Knowth that?

On the day before school started (4th grade!) we decided to enjoy the final day of summer.  We drove North of Dublin to New Grange and Knowth.  These are ancient sites, in fact they were built 5000 to 6000 years ago (before the pyramids!)  

They were large tombs and appeared to be associated with religious and pagan rituals - similar to Stonehenge. 

However, the kids were just excited to be in the place where the 'Telly Tubbies' lived.  (In their defense, it does kind of look like that.)

It was a beautiful day! So we decided to take in a horse race before we drove home. This was a special race, and takes place on a large wide beach in Laytown.

We were starving when we got there, and grabbed some chinese take out and made our way down to the sand. We were able to stand right by the finish line, and watch and feel as the horses came flying by.  Even our dog made the trip!

No one made any money, because no one bet anything.  However,  Shayne did pick the winner in the third.