Walk In The Park: More Irish Signs...

Anytime you go to a different country you are going to see interesting things - different, odd, and sometime a little quirky. Isn't that the point? Here are a few signs collected in Ireland circa 2016.

Hotel in Skibbereen. We like to take the stairs when we can and the elevator was broken for much of our stay. Fortunately we were on the second floor (they call it the first, but it was the second). This is a sign you see regularly - and you should. Mind your step and watch your head.

New-ish sign near Mizen Head.

Old sign for a set of steep stairs at Mizen Head. Yes, I did manage to climb them. I also did rest a couple of times on the way up. The stairs are narrow and they don't want you climbing down, only up.

I hadn't thought about it before, but private landowners near tourist areas and places of interest must have a terrible time. I saw more than one sign warning people not to trespass.

These signs make me chuckle. Of course, they do manage to lose a number of folks off cliffs...intentionally and unintentionally.

There are more gates, fences, warning signs, and locked access points now than ever before. Unfortunately people do silly things.

These are the same signs, but look much more serious when the photo is taken "over" not "through" the fence.

In the west where spoken Irish is more common signs are often in both Irish and English.

I never saw Fry's Chocolate for sale, but did purchase a great deal of other chocolate (It's the cows folks. The cows are grass-fed making all milk products, including the chocolate, delicious.).

Signpost in Dingle, County Kerry. These signposts can be confusing. Note the "Dingle Way" is both directions here.

Another set of signs in Dingle. The zig-zag white on blue sign indicates "The Wild Atlantic Way." The WAW is

No dogs in the cemetery please. I walk my dogs in the cemetery at home, but perhaps there have been issues here.

Mass is held in many spots including gardens and cemeteries.

This was an interesting and surprising sign. My experience in Europe has been that dogs are well trained and well behaved.

I love hunde toilettes. And this one gives detailed directions on cleaning up after your pooch.

An old Guinness sign "Guinness for strength" along with a Murphy's sign. Both are stout. Each has fans. I prefer Murphy's.

One old adult educator was glad to see this sign.

Weirdly placed sign for this cathedral.

I had no place to put this other than here. It doesn't really fit, but...

This must be a specially made sign...it is hard-ish to walk on the floating walkway. It was low tide and so only part was actually "floating."

There's that Wild Atlantic Way sign again.

Sign for the stone circle in Kenmare

Loads of signs on Inch Strand, Dingle Peninsula. I love the Sun Smart tips!

Candle lighting prayer, Dingle. "Help me to continue my prayer into everything I do this day."

Sign for Sunday Service and, below, for concert.

Maze Garden sign behind St. Mary's Church, Dingle.

Safety sign near construction area.

In case of fire, show up here.

Now here is an interesting sign post. I missed both the Dingle Bookshop and the Dingle Fairy Shop. How did that happen?

There were many roundabouts across the country. I must admit that it is hard to navigate on walking after an evening in the pub on your first day in town.

More candle lighting assistance. It is the same general prayer as found in another church. This one may have been Fethard, County Tipperary.

And we have two warnings to supervise children.

At most government owned/sponsored/maintained sites one finds these explanatory signs. They are wonderful.

Please behave yourself when on the ferry across the Shannon.

No dogs on the beach during these summer hours.

A famous surfing beach along the Wild Atlantic Way.

More rules for Lehinch Beach.

Details of the sign on Lehinch Beach.

Dead end.

Yes, I did sit there - long enough for a photo.

A warning about the cliffs at the Cliffs of Moher. They also have a monument to folks who have fallen off the cliffs.

I know a woman with this name. Wandered past this place after taking a wrong turn.

Lots of hair salons on Francis Street. The Franciscan Church is there too.

Part of this sign is gone. I wonder what it said.

Sign commemorating the first automobile fatality, Birr, County Offaly.

A "welcome" sign in boxwood hedge.

Acknowledgement of the deaths of three young men during the Civil War.

This castle gate sign - "For God and King."

Sign at the Michelstown Cave entrance.

Another sign at Michelstown Cave.

Somehow I don't think DH and I are "cut out" to run a pub.

The prayer for lighting candles from another church. I see something different each time. This one? "burn out of me all pride, selfishness and impurity" (as I snap my reflection in the glass).