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Episode Notes

00:00 Intro - Gardens

00:50 Saint Patrick's Day and Hometown Tales - Details about their Elves, Gnomes, Fairies and Other Little Things episodes can be found on our March 19, 2008 blog post.

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01:44 Bill Sweeney, Episode #32 Dual Citizen & his trip to Ireland

02:40 Question "When referring to the language, is it Irish or is it Gaelic?"

03:30 Garden-lovers delight with public and private gardens that can be found on grand estates, in forests and within in-town courtyards

04:12 Knockpatrick Gardens, Co Limerick, [read our blog about this destination] which was mentioned in Episode #20 Shannon Estuary

05:02 Foynes Flying Boat Museum [read our blog about this destination]

05:58 Limerick Garden Trail

06:09 Carlow Garden Trail: Altamount Gardens, Duckets Grove & Huntington Castle Gardens

07:00 The cellar of Huntington Castle and the Fellowship of Isis

07:42 Glenveagh National Park, Co. Donegal - be sure to hike to the top of the hill if you're able

08:17 Birr Castle and Demesne, Co. Offaly - a horse-drawn carriage is the best way to see the entire demense...and be sure to check out the 19th century telescope

09:00 Heywood Gardens, Ballinakill, Co. Laois [read our blog about this destination]

09:20 Celtic Plantarum in Dundrum, Co. Tipperary

09:36 Woodstock Garden, Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny - Circle of Friends and other films have been filmed in this town and it has a great Monkey Puzzle Tree Avenue

10:36 Eerie Giant Redwood photo, have a look for yourself.

12:02 Hundreds of Gardens - Mount Usher, Co. Wicklow [read our blog about this site], the Garden County; Powerscourt, Co Wicklow; Japanese & Saint Fiachri's Garden and National Stud, Co. Kildare [read our blog about this site]; Annes Grove Gardens, Co. Cork; Kylemore Abbey, Co. Galway

12:45 Portumna Castle Kitchen Garden, Co. Galway; Knappogue Walled Garden, Co. Clare; Belvedere House, Co. Westmeath; Mount Congreve, Co. Waterford; a Map of our favorite gardens

13:15 Tip: use an internet search engine and enter a county and the word "garden" or contact a regional tourist office for a list of gardens in the areas you'll be visiting

13:35 Our TravelBlog

13:53 Amanda Ginn - Fermanagh - Florence Court grounds and walled garden

14:33 Song Tipperary Waltz by Patrick Bergen

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