Category: Ireland

It was very hard getting out of bed this morning, it was cold outside and warm under the covers. I woke up around nine am, but didn’t make it out of bed till 10:40 am or so.  I caught a bus at Limerick Bus Station and rode rode down to…

Today was the longest drive of all, totaling ~263 miles. I drove through County Cork on the way to Kerry, starting the Ring of Kerry route in Killarney. I went counter clockwise across the mountains. The views from the start were amazing. It ranged in and out from mountains and…

Today was quite an adventure. I planned on hitting Cork, Fota Wildlife Park, and An Cobh, but my plans skewed. While outside of Ballyduff, there was a huge thud and the car jerked on the road. Pulled over, I was shocked to find that the balljoint on the car wheel…

This afternoon I went to the Rock of Cashel, also known as St. Patrick’s Rock. It is located in Cashel, Co. Tipperary. It is a large complex pieced over the centuries wall by wall. St. Patrick himself supposedly visited the place in the 5th century. There are a lot of…

For the first day since I arrived, there was clear sunshine and bright blue skies. The weather was too nice for staying indoors, so I wandered around Lismore instead. I stopped by the local gallery to see if Mariela was in, but I met Corina (her partner) instead. I walked…

It rained a fair amount today, so my plans for gardening and going somewhere went with the clouds. I planned on assisting the owner of the cottage with gardening, as a thank you for letting me rent it. The rain periodically stopped, leaving little droplets on plants that made for great…

It continued raining through the morning, but cleared up mid-day. Around 5:30 pm I left for Dungarvan, a town on the Co. Waterford coast. I had rubbed sores into the back of my feet with the hiking boots I wore yesterday. I was alright though with all the walking I…

I got up relatively early (for me) today, at 9:00 am. To my surprise I really wasn’t tired at all, despite the lack of sleep from the plane ride. On the road, I stopped near the ruins of a cottage. It’s currently occupied by a flock of Romanov (?) sheep…

I was picked up at Shannon Airport, and traveled towards Lismore, Co. Waterford. I passed through Limerick on the way down, which was very busy and had more twists and turns than any city I have ever seen. It was a two hour drive to Lismore. Despite the lack of…