Well, I made it!! Ireland is amazing already, if the trip continues to be this great I may just stay here. Today, I landed in Dublin @8am and hadn't slept on the plane, the seats on these planes are just too damn small. Or maybe I just need to lose some weight!! After landing I waited forever for the...
Adare, tralee, dingle, dingle ride, dinner at hannigan's, Courtney's of Killarney So I left Cashel today and was looking forward to a great second day of the trip. Eileen at Ard Ri House recommended I stop in Adare on my way and I am very glad that I did. Adare is a neat little town on the road to Tralee...
Ross castle, killarney town, rain rain rain, torc waterfall, muckross house, killeen house Luckily for me the day started off quite nice, but it definitely was going to rain at some point. I made a short drive from the Elyod House to Ross Castle. The castle itself fell into ruin many years ago, mainly...
On the drive to Kinsale, Co Cork, where I would be staying the next 2 nights I stopped in Blarney to visit the Blarney Castle and kiss the Blarney Stone. In the end it was fun and I am glad that I did it but what a lot of people waiting in line to kiss a rock, usually it just takes dinner to get lucky...
Just down the coast from Kinsale is Clonakilty, a neat little town famous mainly for its black pudding and Michael Collins. My favorite part of the town was the little market setup in the town square where I bought perhaps the best Danish I have ever had. I was planning on just stopping for a bite and...
