We headed South for two days in what many consider to be the three most beautiful spots in Ireland: Dingle, Killarney, and the Ring of Kerry. After spending time in Dublin, seeing the 5000 year old tomb at Newgrange and then stumbling upon the adorable town of Adare, or exceptions were quite high.
First the Dingle Peninsula, next the Ring of Kerry. In Dingle it rained and rained. We made it to Inch beach, which was about an inch of the way down the peninsula on our map, but I am sure that has nothing to do with the name.
It is a famous surfing beach, and the surfers were there. The waves were cooperating, easy to do with the wind and rain. It was enough for us. Visibility not so good, and we were wet and cold without attempting to go onto the beach.
It seemed like the perfect time for a break, so we found Burkes Mulbur House, a wonderful B&B just outside the city center of Killarney, run by a family who just happened to have girls of similar ages to ours. We rested and then took in a movie. We liked it so much we stayed an extra night.
It was still cloudy in the morning, but we decided to go to drive the Ring of Kerry anyway. At the furthest end we crossed to Valentia Island and discovered some amazing things:
Ring of Kerry scenery
Slate Quarry
Footprints from one of the first animals to walk on earth (tetrapod), estimated to be 385 million years old
These are the most beautiful cliffs in Kerry County, at least that’s what they told us when they charged us money to walk on the path to see them.
Staigue Fort, a bit off the road, but pretty cool.
Now I know where rainbow sweaters come from.
This waterfall is actually inside the National Park, on the Ring of Kerry
All photos on this page © Rhonda Albom 2012
Travel Tips:
- Give yourself plenty of time to stop, get out and explore along the way.
- If you like to stay with a friendly host in a lovely place, with reasonable prices and great food, I highly recommend Burkes Mulbur House when in Killarney.
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It looks wonderful, and it’s rained almost solidly from when you left us until Tuesday. Yesterday evening we saw nice blue skies, and this morning was nice too, but now the wind is getting up again and more rain on it’s way tonight until the end of the weekend.
It did clear by the time we got to Norway, and the seas weren’t too rough.
That part of Ireland looks really beautiful even in the rain
It was, even in the rain. I have seen photos in the sun, really amazing.