You managed to fit a lot in the few days that you were here.
Limerick is nice and the small towns around it are friendly and easy going. Obviously there is a bit of a culture change from America but nothing too severe.

Unfortunately housing is a big issue here at the moment. We have a nice country with a lot of good jobs so too many people are trying to move here and buy houses here. There just isn't enough to go around at the moment and prices have shot up in the past few years.

It will turn around again but this is the absolute worst time to try and buy property in the country.