Bank holidays

If my calendar calculations are correct, we will miss the bank holiday in England during our travels but catch the start of a different bank holiday in Ireland. The public holidays in Great Britain are often referred to as bank holidays, and while the official holiday is on Monday, the entire weekend becomes a holiday weekend much like our Memorial or Labor Day weekends. In England, there’s a bank holiday on the last Monday in May, so we’ll miss that with a later departure and by traveling first to Ireland. In Ireland, there’s a bank holiday on the first Monday in June, so we may catch some preparations and special events for that holiday during our last couple of days on the island.