The morning we departed Belfast was our 30th day in Ireland and so we had to return our rental car and get another one. Why you ask?. Well it seems that 30 days is the maximum period for which a car can be rented in Ireland after that one must lease it. So this morning we drove back to Dublin airport, dropped off our car, walked from Hertz to Budget and got another one. thereafter we drove to the town of Trim a little north west of Dublin where we had organized to spend our final couple of days in Ireland.

Trim is a somewhat cute country village. The local castle ruins are famous for being one of the stage settings for the movie Brave Heart, with Mel Gibson. The nearby Boyne River and hamlet of Oldbridge were the site of the famous 1690 Battle of the Boyne in which William of Orange finally defeated James II to cement his claim on the English crown.

The area around Trim (and in the Boyne Valley) is also famous for the many burial mounts that dot (maybe cover is a better word) the landscape.

All in all Trim was a nice quiet place to bring our Irish tour to an end.