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Last day in Ring of Kerry
We tried to stop at a beautiful lookout spot, but it was so foggy we could not see a single thing.
So then we continued on our way to Daniel O'Connell's 'Derrynane House.' He is known as the The Liberator and was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century.
Next stop was the Torc Waterfall in Killarney National Park. Of ...
Ring of Kerry Day 2!
Our first stop today was the Telegrpaph Field on Valentia Island. This spot was important because even though it is in the absolute middle of no where, this is where the communication cable first came to Ireland. Instead of taking one week to deliver a message to America, it was now instant.
The next stop was at a dairy farm. We got to look at the new calves and hike up Geokaun Mountains to a beautiful look out spot of ...
Off to the Ring of Kerry!
On Friday afternoon, 40-50 of us climbed on a bus and headed to the Ring of Kerry for the weekend! Our first stop was the Bog Village. This was a small museum like place where we learned how the turf cutters lived. There were several very small houses filled with items that they turf cutters of Kerry used. We also got to ...
Dingle is a Funny Name
... to one), I put my foot down, knowing I needed to get up early the next morning to begin a rather long bike ride I looked forward to, and bid the pub faretheewell. As I squeezed out, they all shook my hands, with the occasional hand kiss, and wished me a good night. One very drunk but very concerned business man followed me out, asking if I will be okay walking back to my hostel by myself and to watch out for guys along the way. He said I was ...
Salmon of Knowledge (encore)
... made the grass look, I opted for eggs, bacon and sausage with tea and toast. As I was the only single in the breakfast room when Declan came in, the Polish girl waiting on us made him sit with me. We talked about his artwork (he passed around his portfolio on the bus yesterday) and how he's considering moving back to Ireland, and how both of our Johns (his brother) are in IT. I should get him to teach me how to say something rude in Gaelic.
We met our local ...


