Athlone, Ireland

We headed out of Galway this morning for Dublin but not before stopping at Athlone.

We visited a castle and tried to have lunch there but many of the restaurants were closed and did not open till noon witb a 45 minute wait for food.

The best feature of the castle was a short movie about the bloody history of the battle held there between the Irish and British/Dutch.

After the castle we stopped at Ireland’s oldest pub according to the Guiness World Book of Records.

The bar is a bit dark and filled with patrons while we were sitting there, it’s a popular place with locals as well as visitors. Sean’s also has it’s own branded whiskey.

Visiting the oldest pub in Ireland was a fitting end to our journey. Athlone isn’t a place we’d recommend you stop, there isn’t much to do there yet but hopefully things will improve over time. We headed to the airport to exit Ireland and start our next leg of our trip.