The Olympic flame braved stormy seas and heavy rain Thursday on its final day in Ireland. Eorann O'Neill, a 16-year-old swimming enthusiast, was given the honor of bearing the flame in a lantern on its 9-mile (15-kilometer) voyage. Eorann said the storm made the crossing much choppier than expected but, donning a life-preserving vest, she kept waving at well-wishers all along the shoreline and in a flotilla of accompanying boats.
