Who am I to blow against the wind?: What's the craic?

I've returned from my travels to Ireland.

What a lovely country. With lovely people. And funny words.

I spent the week in Galway, a university town about 2 hours from Dublin. I knew it would be a good week the moment I arrived: smiling faces everywhere and a bus driver who was delighted to have a nice chat with me before we departed. This would never happen in Vienna. Jeannine and her sister, Raffaela, picked me up from the bus station, and thus began our week of shenanigans.

I got to see a fair amount of the countryside on the not so rainy (and even sunny!) days. On my first day, we took a long walk along Salt Hill, a beautiful shoreline walk right in Galway. We also took a day trip to Connemara where we saw some beautiful lakes, a castle and plenty of sheep. In fact, I morphed into a sheep myself... Ireland is a magical place, at least on Halloween.

GAME TIME!
Guess which of the following is a false statement:
In Ireland...
...Condoms were illegal until the 1980s
...Sheep are ferried in boats to very tiny islands to graze
...I met 3 charming leprechauns at the end of a rainbow

Yeah you guessed it... There were only 2 charming leprechauns, and they were both taken. Bummer.

Anyhow, I got to meet all of Jeannine's friends who were just as amazing as she told me they were! I have to give a special mention of Raffaela, though, who gave up her bed and home for us, and never once made me feel like I was putting her out. Thanks so much! I think the main reason I love Ireland so is for the wonderful people I met there!