DEERLY BELOVED KILLARNEY NATIONAL PARK Wild deer still roam the hills and fields around Killarney and today we got to join them! We’re in the town of Killarney, just outside the national park of the same name. This will be out home base for the next 4 days, […]
THE IMPRESSIVE RUINS OF CASHEL Cashel is a small village (population 4,000) about 100kms north of Cork. The town itself is cute and unassuming, but the ruins that lie just outside of town are some of Ireland’s most epic monuments. The Rock of Cashel was the seat of […]
A CORKER OF A DAY! We took the time to explore Cork city today, starting with the compact city centre and working our way out to the port area of Cobh (pronounced “cove”. Once again blessed by blue skies we had an awesome day strolling through Cork’s laneways […]
SEEKING THE GIFT OF THE GAB AT BLARNEY CASTLE The Blarney Stone is a block of limestone built into the battlements of Blarney Castle. According to local legend kissing the stone endows one with the gift of the gab (i.e. great eloquence). We visited the tiny village of […]