Thanksgiving in Ireland

Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving from Ireland!!!!

To start our holiday off, we ate a traditional Irish breakfast. Check out the picture I posted. Not only are the breakfasts HUGE, but they are full of meat. Notice the black and brown circles on the plate. These are called black and white pudding; Another name is BLOOD PUDDING. On the first day I was here, I forgot what was in these and ate them. Let me give you a hint as to what they are made with,...one of the main ingredients is in the name (hello...blood....). Another part of this sausage looking food is animal intestine. Yup, I ate this.

After looking at another castle and a picturesque village, we eventually ended up Tralee for Thanksgiving dinner. I put a picture of my Thanksgiving meal up.

Despite the fact that the restaurant tried their best, it just wasn't like home. We all stood up and said what we were Thankful for at dinner time. This moment was actually the first time I have felt homesick on this trip. We all sat around and talked about what happens on our Thanksgivings back at home. All I could think about was my whole family, crowded in my Grandmothers kitchen, holding hands and saying our prayers before dinner. Man, my mouth is watering just thinking about the food my Dad, Grandfather and Uncles slave over all day. Although I had a moment of sadness, the rest of the night was wonderful. We danced the hokey pokey to an accordion player and watched American football on the TV until the late hours of the night.