Killarney Riverside Hotel

Wednesday 17th November 2010 – Sixmilebridge to Killarney (Cold morning, windy) We were pleased to be on our way to the next destination via the Dingle Peninsular today. We stopped just north of Tralee at Ardfert Cathedral ruins.   It was ...

... then the castle. On Thursday I was able to fulfill a dream, horseback riding in Ireland!  I had a 2 hour morning ride through Killarney National Park, just myself and my guide Jeanene.  She is French, had been in Ireland for only a few weeks, ...

... inside.  But I spent over an hour walking the grounds before I got back in my car to drive to Killarney, where I checked into my new hotel, unpacked, ordered room service and chilled for the night. Tuesday morning I got up and out the door for a ...

... 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 ...

... pastures with cattle and sheep grazing. The farming area through which we drove is serviced by the little rural towns of Killarney, Rosebrook, Yambuk, Coddington and Narrowong. While still in Victoria, the road took us down to the pretty coastal town of ...

... colour... I think it's blue they add to differentiate from kerosene, isn't it? I knew a bloke once, not too far from Killarney, who made exceptional whiskey, he could come over here and give these people some lessons. Our last night in town, we went to ...