Irish Festival in Pittsburgh, PA

This is a neighborhood we drove through to get to the festival. I had to take a picture of how close the houses were built! You could just jump on the roofs one house to the other. It was crazy how CLOSE they really were.


















We got some lunch and Cate and Mike wanted a turkey leg. Look how big this thing is. It was exactly what you would picture a king to eat in castle times! They shared it with me and it was delicious. Mike kept pulling parts off for his "ladies in waiting" to eat. (me and Cate)

Okay, these dogs are called "Irish Wolf Hounds". Now, notice the leashes, they are not normal thin leashes....they are actual sturdy, heavy duty, ROPE! I video taped these dogs and how HUGE they are. But I can't get it to download, so I will keep trying so you can see how huge these "hounds" are. They went almost up to Caitlin's shoulder! And their faces were bigger than the kids. But they were very gentle and kind. THEY WERE HUGE, MONGO BIG!!!

Caitlin and I loved these Setters the best. They were so pretty.

Here is Jordan with a type of Irish Setter. His ears were atleast 9-10 inches long....

Tommy loved feeding the sheep and Jordan and Caitlin loved seeing the dogs.

The boys in armor. This armor is like the armor the Irish wore about 1,000 years ago. The chain netting was super heavy. The man that was telling us about it all had a full body one that you would put over your head and it would drape down your body. The boys were way too short for it, but that alone weighed about 40 pounds! The boys couldn't believe how heavy the head gear was. It was neat to have them try it on.

The kids wanted a picture on this "huge, cool tree". Lookin' good Snow kids!!

This is an area called the "Water Front." It used to be a huge steel mill, but they knocked it all down except this Coke Stacks. There are about a dozen of them and they are HUGE and were used for the steam to be released from the steel mill. It was really cool. This area is where the festival was and a bunch of restaurants, shopping and conference centers. It's a neat area. If any of you come to visit we will take you there, any takers? :)