As you may have noticed, there's no fence around these sheep. Must be well trained sheep I guess. Not even close. It turns out, because of the history of the Curragh, you're not allowed to put a fence around it. So the sheep have free reign to do whatever they please. Sometimes, they decide to cross the road right in front of you and then stop, blocking your way.
And sometimes, they completely lose their minds and go for a long stroll. Now this wouldn't be such a problem if the sheep could remember when rush hour was. Our journey home one night last week was a bit longer and a lot more entertaining. We came around a corner to find this blocking our way.
It's probably difficult to see in this picture just how long that line of sheep is. It went down that hill and all the way back out to a field by the main road. Of course, once they got to the main road, they had to cross it, too. Thankfully, most of them decided to let us through before they crossed.
These sheep do provide some pretty good entertainment for us every now and then. As long as I don't hit one, I'm completely okay with it.
Last weekend, we went to see a hurling match. If you aren't familiar with hurling, it's kind of a weird mix of football, lacrosse, field hockey, and some other things. It's one of the more entertaining sports I've seen. The game is fast paced and hard hitting. It's hard to really appreciate the sport without seeing it, so here's a clip I came across that does a pretty good job of showing the sport.
Also, our seats weren't great, but they were close at least.
The Irish really get into this sport, which makes it a great atmosphere as well. Since we went to the semi-finals, emotions were running high in the crowd. Most of the group decided to root for Waterford, the underdogs, but a few of us (myself included) decided to go with Kilkenny, the team favored to win. The game was actually close for a while and we got into it, chanting with the crowd, even though we didn't know the words. In the end, Kilkenny won. So, after a quick celebration from those of us cheering for them, we headed out. I will say though, that this is one sport I would go to again if I had the chance.
I do have a couple of stories from this weekend, but I'll save them for the next post.
Sláinte! (Cheers)
KT
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