Kinsale, Ireland Travel Blogs

Kinsale
Jul 20, 2007 (9 photos)

... nice break on our drive and apparently a popular place of escape for people from the cities in southern Ireland (see pictures). OK Kinsale.  Our B&B is situated along the gorgeous coastal highway isolated from just about everything but the sea, ...

Aifric...Kinsale Ireland to Mogan Gran Canary.
Oct 1, 2005 (1 photos)

... said she would put her name down for the return trip in April. Sat 1st October. Catherine and myself travelled to Kinsale on Saturday morning the 1st Oct.and checked into the Sail Ireland Charter office. We met Mike and Susan Loughnane and I ...

Overnight with Shielagh and Dennis
May 15, 2006

As night doesn't actually fall until about 10pm here we have plenty of time to look for overnight stops. We arrived at Kinsale with no room at any inn so we travelled along the coast to a great looking spot near a dairy farm. Lou checked with Shielagh and ...

Friends, whiskey, and Fishy Fishy
Sep 12, 2009 (13 photos)

... he’s Patrick. He was a delight, and we enjoyed sharing our time with him. Our next and final stop for the day was Kinsale. We had stopped there on our last trip and liked it, so I booked us in at the Rivermount House B&B. Claire O’Sullivan ...

Ooh, Europeans love Americans
Sep 11, 2004 (1 photos)

... the day in a small town west of Cork called Ballincollig. I even picked up a library card. I will tell you the shopping in Ireland is nothing like the US, well maybe a little like trying to shop in northern Vermont. The country is beautiful, but not as ...

To Kinsale during a downpour
Jul 21, 2007

... down so much that some of the roads turned into rivers and we were unable to cross.  Upon getting to our hotel in Kinsale (still wet), there was a wedding reception in the lobby with a band.  We couldnt even hear what the front desk people were ...

Kinsale
Sep 8, 2007

 

Kinsale Harbor with Sinead
Mar 27, 2007 (10 photos)

On Tuesday Night Sinead met me at the hotel and we drove to Kinsale harbor to roam and explore some coastal parts.  Sinead proved to be the most amazing tour guide, I learned more about Ireland that week from her stories and many amusing facts.

Kinsale
May 27, 2007 (4 photos)

... 've been better had it not been for the intense hunger and need to pee, with the pay toilets closed Sundays. Back in Kinsale we used a toilet, then had the best Indian food ever.  We walked to the Spaniard, where the live music finally included a ...

Charles Fort in Kinsale
May 27, 2007 (25 photos)

We woke up in Kinsale and the aspartame-sweet Gallery B&B in the dollhouse-cute town of Kinsale.  Really.  It won silver medal in a "Tidy Towns" contest and that describes it to a T.    Think touristy, overpriced West Coast beach ...

Kinsale
Apr 27, 2008

3 Nights. EVENT: Cork Midsummer Arts Festival: June 14th-25th- Musical performances, www.corkfestival.com Out from Kinsale: Blarney Castle, Blarney Woolen Mills, Rock of Cashel, Cork City, Cork Old English Market, Cobh city, Killkenny City, ...

Kinsale
May 25, 2000 (3 photos)

Kinsale is my favorite place in Ireland. A colorful sailing town built along the water and up a hillside.

28th August Kinsale Co Cork.
Aug 28, 2003

... Mike She suggested to me that I should try and get some rest as it was going to be a long haul against the wind to Kinsale.I wasn't too keen to go below and go to bed but said I would try it. Conditions were rough enough and seasickness had set in with ...

I love Kinsale
Oct 8, 2009 (42 photos)

The Burrens and the Ring of Kerry
Jul 7, 2005 (3 photos)

Hiya! I know it's been a few days since I had chance to email...we are in Kinsale, Ireland right now...it's in the south near the water (if you have a map to look at you can see that it's close to Cork)....this is a lovely little artist town (tiny ...

Ireland
Aug 3, 2007 (6 photos)

Short journey in the South of Ireland to visit my little Bro that I haven't see for a long while. He is living in a really cute little village !And... we had a very good weather !

Kinsale
Jul 20, 2008

wonderfull village

Kinsale
Sep 29, 2006 (11 photos)

Took a tour of Charles Fort. This is suppose to be the best perserved star fort in all of Europe. (still editing)

Rain, Rain, Rain, and a Fort.
Jan 12, 2008 (2 photos)

More to come soon. Sorry for the delay.

Off to Ireland!
Aug 2, 2009 (5 photos)

... the quest for live Irish music. We tried 4 or 5 different bars and did not find anything. At Bulman's the band was packing up when we showed up, very disappointing evening in Kinsale. We really hope the weather improves and no more insects in our food.

Kinsale
Mar 19, 2004 (8 photos)

Tonight was probably the biggest one one tour. We headed off to dinner in a local pub and then for some drinks at the next one and then some after dinner drinks and a bit of live music, before finally being told that it was all over. Andrew and I decided ...

Permaculture
Oct 21, 2008 (15 photos)

... the matter). It costs close to $2000.00 to get a Permaculture design certificate over '2  weeks' in North America. And here in Ireland, we found the worlds only '2 year' program, for only around $600.00 (for the 2 years)!... The climate is similar enough to ...

Kinsale
Aug 8, 2007 (2 photos)

What a lovely little harbor town.  We had fish and chips at Fishy-fishy, then a pint or two at Oscar Madison's pub.

catching up... right, so were were we?
Oct 23, 2009 (18 photos)

... lost friends of our blog. A thousand apologies for the 12 month delay since our last entry. I suppose our time here in Ireland turned into a lifestyle, in contrast to a 'travellling experience'. And as such, the idea of posting blogs seemed to pitter away. ...

kinsale pin test
Aug 17, 2007

test

Tourism
Jul 28, 2007

a loooot of british people

Kinsale
Feb 4, 2000 (4 photos)

Drove down to Kinsale on the coast.  VERY foggy.

Julie Bryn..Mogan Gran Canary to Kinsale Ireland.
May 9, 2004

... · Would I travel with them again...yes without hesitation? · In future I would sleep with my boots on. The last supper in Kinsale organized by Mike McLoughnan.Two happy crews relaxing after the voyage. The crew on Aifric was John the bookie, John from ...

Our House & Home
Oct 20, 2008 (18 photos)

... (a 30 sec view of the downtown area) 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zePkjIM4hO0&feature=related (a 25 min show on Kinsale's transition town initiative - born from our school... a little cheesy, but you can get the idea) 3. http://www.youtube.com/ ...

Kinsale
Oct 9, 2007 (1 photos)

9 October Tuesday I awoke at 4:15 this morning and headed down to the shuttered lobby of the hotel. Wi-fi is free here beaming from a router located behind the front desk. Quick calls to Scott, Michelle and Ed were made using Skype and it was great to ...