Sheep, Sheep, Sheep....and Wool

 One thing Ireland has a lot of is sheep.  It is so interesting to see them grazing along side the road.  They are allowed to roam free, each sheep farmer has marked the back of their sheep with paint so he will know which one it his.

We stopped to visit a very interesting sheep farmer who trains his dogs to heard the sheep.  By using different tones in his whistle the dogs moved the sheep from up to down the hill and back again.  The farmer had different type of sheep to show us, each one produce a different type of wool.

And speaking of wool...every town we visited had a cute little wool shop, filled with lovely items.  The largest we visited was at Blarney.  I found sweaters, scarves, gloves and more here.  If you order on-line from them, they offer free shipping.  The quality of their items are wonderful and I would highly recommend them.