Ireland Day 6, Killarney, IE - Ring of Kerry - Killarney, IE
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| Shades of Ireland: 13 days |
Saturday Apr. 20, 2019
7:30am breakfast
8:30am bus leaves
A misty morning
8:37am - 8:50am St. Mary's Cathedral
9:11am - 10:00am Moriarty's, Gap of Dunloe
Tom: a Donegal blazer
Sharon: a cape, pin, hankie (for Ted), magnet (for Linda)
10:06am Ogham Stones driveby
10:20am King Puck Statue (a goat) in the town of Killorglin driveby
10:23am Diaspora Lady Oak Statue at Train Station with suitcase representing emigrating 1950’s era
10:35am - 11:20am Kerry Bog Village
- Irish Wolf Hounds
- The Red Fox Inn (Irish Coffee for Sharon, Irish Cream for Tom)
11:25am - 11:40am. Scenery stop, 'a dog on an ass'
- Glenbeigh driveby
- The Camel Mountain
- Poles are 'The Wild Atlantic Way' Cork to Derry
11:48am -12:01pm Scenery Stop: View of Dingle over the water (Dangle)
- 'Where there is a church, there is a pub'
12:16pm Wynne's Folly Castle driveby
- Iveragh Peninsula has the Ring of Kerry
Things we passed:
- Kells Bay
- Gleensk Forestation area
- Yellow flowers called gorse
12:17pm Caherciveen (wins award for 'Dirty Old Town’)
12:20pm Daniel O'Connell Memorial Church (The Catholic Emancipator)
12:20pm Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty (Pimpernel of the Vatican)
12:38pm Walterville
Mick O'Dwyer Park
summer home of Charlie Chaplin
Valentia Island mention: first transatlantic cable to Newfoundland
12:55pm - 1:05pm view stop Com an Chiste (DON'T EVER PARK IN A BUS SPOT!)
1:05pm - 2:00pm lunch Skarriff Inn with Maine Paul and Susan
Skarriff Bay
Town Caherdaniel
Irish speaking community an gaeltacht
Skelligs Rock Star Wars (A Force Awakens)
A 'sea haze' hides the Skelligs Rock
St. Patrick, when asked 'What is God? He said the shamrock is like God, three leaves representing The Trinity (The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit)
O'Carroll's Beach
2:40pm Town of Sneem (sniveen) a knot
3:15pm scenic photostop Ladies View Upper Lough
Mhucrois family. Muckross means 'Pig' 'land'
5:35pm Rock Tunnel Drive
5:40pm-ish back at Killarney Avenue Hotel
6:10 pm Dinner in hotel with Don, Sheila, Ken, Marlene, Tina (and later Dave)
Turkey, ham, dressing, mashed potatoes, French fries and mixed veg
9:00pm-11:00pm Evening stroll in downtown Killarney
- ice cream at Murphy's
- bought some Irish Whiskey at Casey's Liquor Store
'Pog mo thoin' means 'Kiss My Arse' in Irish. Thanks Terry!
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