Ireland 101 - Top 10 Interesting Facts We've Learned about Ireland

10. No Snakes in Ireland!

9. You drive on the left side of the road, and there is
more than one kind of traffic jam.

8. Here are the hours of daylight for Dublin.
We would walk Travis to school in the dark
and pick him up in the dark during the winter.

7. There are over a quarter of a million miles
of stone walls in Ireland. Many were created
to clear the land for farming.

6. Randal says Ireland has a "lazy sun" in the winter months. It only goes as high as about 9 o'clock, never a high noon.

5. It's not uncommon to drink tea
at least 5 times a day.
Ireland ranks in  the top 5 countries
who drink the most tea per capita.

4. Don't be confused when buying petro "gas".
The green is regular where in America,
the green means diesel. We will never forget...again.

3. Slippers were on the school supply list.
Travis would wear his wellies "rain boots" to
school and change into slippers when he
entered the building.

2. This phrase is said all the time.
What's the "crack" means "what's the story" or
"what's been going on?"

1. There is a Starbucks only
1.5 hours from Limerick!