Castle View House Bed and Breakfast Ballylongford
Ballylongford Ballylongford, County Kerry, Province of Munster, Ireland
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Happy 13th Birthday to you Ariel!!
... or eat if that was true. There were stunning 360 degree views from the top of the hill. But the weirdest site was the Wishing Tree, an old Pagan ritual was that people would tie something significant to the tree for healing and luck. There were all these bits and pieces of guff tied all over the branches of the tree, including someones nickers - hah?
We also visited the impressive Trim Castle - the largest ...
Cliffs of Moher
Today started at 6am when my loud rooster crow sounding alarm rudely woke me up from my deep slumber. Why is it your bed is always a thousand times more comfortable when you have to wake up early then it is on any regular day? I had a hearty breakfast, threw together a peanut butter sandwich and snacks, and promptly left my dorm with three other girls at 7am; in the pitch black. I've been told the first day of Spring here is Feburary 1st, ...
Standing on the Edge of the World
At 214 m high and a span of 8km, the Cliffs of Moher are definitely a beautiful sight. They are on the Western seaboard of County Clare and can be seen from many places in Ireland. When we arrived at the Cliffs it was raining and cold, but it was the only opportunity we had to explore so we all sucked it up and walked to the top. The walk up was chilly and windy, but when we reached O'Briens tower, I thought I was going to ...
From Dublin Into Ireland
... you musn't ask for Jelly with it...they only understand Jam! (Apparently Jelly is what they refer to Jello-O as, which elicited a startled look on the behalf of our server!) We were no doubt high maintenance, as evidenced by the response of one of our servers (Us: "I'm sorry we are being such obnoxious Americans" Server (with honesty as pure as the driven snow): "It's okay, we're used to it!") In the end our food was indescribably delicious, the servers were ...
The Emerald Isle (Part 2)
... also incredibly windy up on the cliffs. It felt like it could just blow you away. Over a few of the barriers you could even see a few unfortunate hats. They did have barriers up in front of the cliff area because the signs said that the cliffs were constantly eroding. Yikes. That would be an awful fall.
Our last stop on the trip was Bunratty Castle. It was a very cool ...


