First we started off by seeing a calf that was born the during the night before. He was little and sleeping in the field.

Then we left Kinsale and made our way to Kilrane. We stopped at Blarney Castle and guess what, I got to kiss the Blarney Stone! That means that I can tell lies for seven years! That’s the whole truth, REALLY! Then we went to our next farm Bed and Breakfast, and five minutes after we arrived I got to see a newborn baby lamb. It was only about three hours old.

The next morning after breakfast I got to feed the chickens and my sister got to feed the newborn lamb that had to have a bottle. Then we got to walk down the lane leading the sheep and the new lambs to a nice fresh pasture. Once they got out onto the grass, they loved all of the space. They were a little bit scared. The twin lambs that were born outside were so happy to be in the field. Then they were all gambling which means that they are hopping and hopping and hopping across the field. And that does not mean that they were betting!

The next day on the farm we were going to leave to explore for the day, but then Phil, the owner of the farm, said that there was going to be another lamb born very soon. So we decided to stay at the farm and wait for the lamb to be born. My dad and sister went to the post office while my mom and I helped make marmalade with the Phil the farmer and her friend Frances. Every now and then I ran out to check with the farmer’s husband Gabriel to see how the ewe was doing. Then, when I saw them put the ewe into the barn where the lamb would be born, I ran and ran to the kitchen to find my sister and dad who had just gotten back. We went out to the barn and when I looked into the barn, I saw the baby had just been born.

I didn’t get to see it being born but just the moment after. The lamb looked very yellowish and had a swollen eye. The ewe was licking the baby but it wasn’t moving. In a moment though, it stood up and it didn’t want to eat yet, but it did soon after that. After the lamb was settled, we went into the farmhouse kitchen and had a meal with the farmer and her family. We had potatoes and pheasant with vegetables. I had some freshly baked brown soda bread and some white bread too. I also had some cheese that was an Irish cheddar.

The next morning, the lamb was already up when I checked on it and it was feeding without any help from the farmer. The ewe had licked the baby clean all over during the night and the swollen eye was looking much better. Seeing a new lamb was very exciting!

Then we packed up the car and headed out for Dublin.