Irish O'Chocolate Set!

Instead of my usual full tablescape 

I decided to share my 

Irish Chocolate Set.

My mom has been to Ireland several times.

The last time she went she took my 

two daughters.

My mom bought me the chocolate set in 

Galway Ireland.

(Royal Tara Fine Bone China)

This is a picture of the town where she bought the

chocolate set.

Don't you love the "crossings" sign?

My daughter Annie bought me the Ireland book.

My mother's maiden name was Flanagan.

We feel the pull o'the green all year long.

Another treat my mother brought me back

from one of her Irish trips was this

beautiful tablecloth.

You will see in the pictures the beautiful shamrocks

that are on the edges

as well as cut out of the middle.
(Not the green ones!! Those were just decorations!)

 

I think this tablecloth is one of the most beautiful 

I have ever seen.

I take extra special care of it.

The shamrocks are lined in the palest of green thread.

Now, back to that Irish Chocolate set....

The colors on it are blues and golds.

All rims are gold.

The cups are delicate and smaller than most coffee cups.

It came with a chocolate pot,

a sugar bowl, a creamer

and six cups and saucers.

Each piece is beautiful.

The chocolate pot is especially pretty.

I am sure it could be used for Irish coffee as well,

but I like the idea of 

Irish chocolate!

Look how closely it matches the colors of Ireland!

The inside of each chocolate cup is lined with

flowers as well.

You can see the green thread in this picture.

My beautiful Irish mother, 

who brought me back all the great Irish pieces.

I won't tell her age, because she would get mad,

but let's just say, she is almost a diamond.

You would never guess by looking would you?

What do you put in a delicate Irish chocolate cup?

Why some Irish chocolate, of course!

With....a little chocolate treat on the side.

Irish chocolate with mint!

Hmmmmmm.....

If we can't make it to Ireland ourselves,

then the next best thing is to 

celebrate Ireland

the best way we know how!

With some beautiful Irish china 

that will be passed down for years. 

For views of last year's Irish tablescape,

made from Irish villages (yes, my mother brought me those too!)

then go here.

I am linking this to Tablescape Thursdays with Susan and St. Patty's Blog Crawl with Kathleen and the Open House blog party at No Minimalist.

And in the words of my Granddad Flanagan,

"If you're lucky enough to be Irish, you're lucky enough."

Happy St. Patty's Day to you....even if you are only Irish for the day!