The Wombat meets the almighty Chris Baty again

A few years ago, The Wombat attended the Night of Writing Dangerously as part of National Novel Writing Month, where he met its founder Chris Baty. (Details of that night) Chris has been visiting Ireland, and met up with some NaNoWriMo participants...
And of course, The Wombat insisted on being there again.

The dolly with the trolley

Poor old Molly Malone has been called many things (the dolly with the trolley and the tart with the cart among them). But at least she wasn't being swarmed by the usual big-headed leprechauns on the day The Wombat went to see her.

A day out in Dublin

Determined to get to know Dublin even better, the Wombat went wandering along the River Liffey. He walked down to see the Jeannie Johnston, a replica of one of the ships which carried Irish immigrants to a new life in America.


Finally, he had a surprise encounter with the new President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, at the Famine Memorial.