Holiday Inn Killarney

... ;  This will only be a quick update, and I will be back to edit it soon. Just wanted everyone to know we stopped in Killarney for 2 quick nights, but the full day we spent there was probably one of the best days of all of our lives. We rented bikes ...

... was very cold and makes me nervous for surfing in Sligo! Friday we set off for Galway, which is good news because that means I get to see Taylor and my mom and sister!!  Killarney has been my favorite so far, and I hope someday I get to go back. ...

... because in Ireland one must use Euros but while in England and Wales one uses the British pound. From there we drove on to Killarney.  Along the way we learned a great deal more about Ireland's history and the great famine.  It is incredible to ...

... in the upper storey of the later house. This house had two storeys plus attic. It has large window openings which have rough wooden lintels. Drove to see the Rock of Cashel, Cashel, Co Tipperary. Stayed at Holiday Inn Express in ...

... /clouds were just clearing up as we were ready to go so we got to see lots of beautiful countryside!  Joe #1 comes to Killarney every weekend from Cork to hike around Macgillycuddey's Reeks, so he knew the area very well and we took a beautiful path ...

... with today.  The Ring of Kerry is a 100-mile scenic drive around the SW peninsula of Ireland, beginning and ending in Killarney.  Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate for us to see it at its best, but it was still beautiful.  ...

... and none of the 'real life' that happens everywhere else... bit like having 10 days in Ireland and just doing a day in Dublin, onto Killarney, round the Ring of Kerry, a quick look at Galway and a trip over to the Aran Islands... you miss so much good ...

... grazing on the hillsides. Hardy creatures they must be to flourish on those craggy peaks. We parked in the middle of Killarney with a view to seeking accommodation but decided that it was a large and unattractive city we should leave behind us as soon as ...