Dunloe Castle

... about 20 wild Red Deer. It was incredible how close we were to them. Then the first stop on our bike ride was Ross Castle and the costal areas surrounding it. After reaching the beautiful castle, we rode on to see some old Irish copper mines, followed by ...

... this ordeal our boat blew its motor and wouldn't be able to complete the trip & had to get towed back to Ross's Castle.  We redistributed the people and the bikes onto the 2 remaining boats and it was an extremely tight fit...finally we made it ...

... I'll try to give you a quick update to catch you up on what we did yesterday and today.  Thursday was medieval day at Dunloe Castle. We all split up into teams of 10-12 people, and competed in various different games. Such as: archery, horseshoes, ...

... but nothing compared to our Rockies. From there we drove to Limerick (with a brief stop in Adare to look at an abbey, a castle, and thatched roof cottages). We had planned on doing some site seeing in Limerick, but due to poor road signs and heavy ...

... touristed road in the country. Lovely views, very narrow roads. Paused for a drink at the top, and admired the Gap Of Dunloe. Took the goat track across the middle of the Iveragh Peninsula. Now that was a truly tricky and sometimes scary route. ...

... I and they pulled a very fine pint. Off to Beaufort (the starting point) we went which was first on the map into Gap of Dunloe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gap_of_Dunloe) .  The road getting there threw the GPS into a tizzy and we soon found our ...

... .  Then onto an outboard motor boat to sail through the three Killarney Lakes, down a very small rapid and finally to Ross Castle. A brilliant day out.  It's beer o'clock .... better be off to the pub.  Trying to get Neil to come with me ...

... ride a 55 km loop through the Gap of Dunloe, into Killarney National Park, to Torc waterfall, through Muckross estate, to Ross Castle and back to Killarney. The highlight of the bike ride was definitely riding through the Gap of Dunloe. As we began our ...

... Suite prior to arrival. We did NOT know that our huge windows have a full view of both the Dingle Harbor and Minard Castle with 100 shades of glimmering green hillsides and farmland in the background! WOW.  It's getting late and we have the hotel ...

... scenery and because it's so much fun to drive on! If you visit the Ring of Kerry, you NEED to go through the Gap of Dunloe. Finally, once we got through the gap, we were back on N70 and heading home to Limerick. It was a great, exciting weekend full ...

... to Lord Brandon's cottage, where we embarked on an hour and a half boat trip across three lakes, eventually docking beside Ross Castle. The kids enjoyed the walk, although by the very end I was carrying Khrystia on my sholders and Marusia found her ...

Today we are touring the Gap of Dunloe in Killarney National Park. The Gap of Dunloe is a narrow pass between Macgillycuddy's Reeks and the Purple Mountains. It begins at Kate Kearney's Cottage and ends with a descent in to the Black Valley. For the first ...

... spiral stone staircases must have been a real hazard for the women of the time with their long skirts. Surrounding the castle they have recreated - or moved from their original positions - a number of traditional cottages Irish farmers, fishermen and ...

... discovered just how much Max liked to pose for photographs, whether they were good poses or not (hehe)! I think it was Ballymalis Castle….. It became very apparent today that Max liked the word kool (his spelling) and didn't seem to have many other ...

... driving the carts for over 14 years. His name was Patrick. He led our beautiful excursion through the Gap of Dunloe, and on to Lord Brandon's Castle. Along this 7 mile ride we saw so many beautiful things, I kept my camera in hand; ready to shoot ...

We got up early to put our luggage out for collection and to go to breakfast. The Bunratty Castle Hotel served a traditional Irish breakfast but buffet style. My dad actually ate the black and white pudding! After brakfast we went outside to take some ...

... lemon syrup. Mine was the best and the prettiest! (See picture below.) The four of us were taking the tour of the Gap of Dunloe, which consisted of a bus ride to Kate Kearney’s cottage, a jaunting cart ride through the gap, and a boat ride on the ...

... was a wet one! Very rainy, and cool.  We headed out to "Muckross Place" an elaborate Victorian Age residence, (Castle by our standards!) It has been painstakingly restored to its original glory. The owner in the 1800's spent his fortune preparing ...