...was not a very nice man. But then, as Geoff rightly points out, none of them were particuarly nice in that family - and of course, "nice" wasn't a quality so much looked for in medieval kings (or queens).
Today's cultural Irish excursion was to Limerick to see King John's Castle and have some lunch. He never lived there, but it was built while he was Lord of Ireland, and so named for him. Late 1100's. The castle is an interesting example of Norman castles (we have lots of those in England, too, but this one is well taken care of, and has nice towers to climb) and has lots of interesting Irish history, which is something we don't get nearly as much of in England - or rather, we might get it, but not from quite the same viewpoint. Though I think it's fairly widely agreed that King John was not a particularly nice person. Anyway. Also lots of nice views across the Shannon from the towers and so on. And then we had a little trip into Limerick town centre to have some lunch and go to Tesco (also something we have in England, but as it was more a wanting-to-eat-dinner excursion and less a viewing-tourist-sites excursion, still worth doing.)
As usual, more photos await you here...
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Limerick. Yes, that reminds me. There was this man from Nantucket, you see... Oh, not that limerick? Never mind then.
Sorry. Couldn't resist. I know, I should have tried harder.
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