Rathmore House Killarney
Rock Road Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
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Everything is Green!
... the time that I made this observation, I also realized that we hadn't seen a trail marker in a while. And that we had left for this short walk (1.5 miles) in a manner that breaks every hiking rule (not to mention basic mom rules.) No water. No compass. No map. And not a soul knew where we were. However, we had .... my iPhone. I turned on the google maps and voila! There was the happy blinking blue dot, not far at all from the road, and we continued on. ...
Ring of Kerry
We left very early this morning...again!! But oh, so worth the early alarm. Just out of Killarney we stopped briefly to see some ogham stones. Ogham is sometimes called the "Celtic Tree Alphabet", based on a high medieval tradition ascribing names of trees to the individual letters.The bulk of Ogham stones are in the south of Ireland, in Counties Kerry, Cork and ...
All about Killarney
... us perspective on what it must have been like to travel in this mode. Our Irish driver, Dennis Doona, missing one front tooth, was just about as interesting and fun as they come. He was full of information, including the fact that there is a strong connection between the Muckross House--which was our destination in the park--and Filoli Gardens in Woodside and the Empire Mine in Grass ...
Shawn brought the sun!
... and decided to have our picnic lunch on the beach. Then we laid down for a little to soak up the sun. Since Shawn has been here, it has been the most beautiful two days ever. Bright blue skies, no clouds, and not even a droplet of rain. We were sweating in the sun and all day I was in shock repeating "its never this sunny here..."
Sunday night we went out to The Bailey to listen to some traditional Irish Music. It was low key, but the band was very ...
Oireachtas and Pixies
... moving electronic people, including hags, leprechauns, monkeys, monks, and anything else you can think of formed the rest of the band. Creepy is a good word for it. We decided to find the “One hell of a church,” according to Aussie, a pleasant walk out of the town. After listening to the end of a mass inside its impressive, albeit relatively new (built at the end of the 1800s) walls, then walked across the street to stroll through ...


