Killarney Lakeland Cottages

Muckross, Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland | Ranch

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Move down south to Killarney

A travel blog entry by redwatt

Today we rose when we awoke, had our brekky and packed. We left our cottage at 9.15am, drove at a leisure pace down the countryside, caught the ferry from Killimer to Tarbert and arrived at our cottage at 4pm after doing some shopping at Killarney. We were held up twice by livestock on the road - the dog herded them on to half the road so we could …

Hanging in the 'hood

A travel blog entry by redwatt

Today we slept in and then went up to Muckross House (just up the road).

The house itself was magnificent, truly, and the gardens were lovely. They had children's stairs, which we've not seen before - their tread is half the height of normal stairs.

Unfortunately it was all spoilt a bit by the jalopy driver - he was quite …

Ring of Kerry drive

A travel blog entry by redwatt

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Today we drove around the Ring of Kerry. When we left the cottage it was -0.5 degrees C and the warmest it got all day was 6 when we were sitting in our car eating our lunch at Cahersiveen. It wasn't cold though - there was no wind and we didn't even wear our coats.

Along the way: Tom and the girls skated on roadside puddles; we explored a …

Blarney castle for Jessie's birthday!!

A travel blog entry by redwatt

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Today was JESSIE'S BIRTHDAY!!! After the birthday breakfast (with gifts) we drove off to Blarney Castle (1 1/2 - 2 hours). It was a really good castle - small in area but intricately planned - really interesting.

We had lunch on the way back (sandwiches), and went to a 2nd hand bookshop in Killarney - they had an Allan Baillie book!!! ( …

Dingle Peninsula - so pretty!!

A travel blog entry by redwatt

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Today we drove around the Dingle Peninsula, which was much more picturesque than the Ring of Kerry - we really liked it. On the way we drove through Castlemaine - birthplace of Jack Doolan, the Wild colonial Boy. On the way TO Dingle we went past signs pointing to Dingle: 28, 32.5, 34 kms - in THAT order!!

We didn't see Fungi the dolphin …

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This ranch, located on Muckross, Killarney, is near Muckross Abbey, Muckross Traditional Farms, National Park Guided Walks, and Old Kenmare Road.
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