If you couldn’t guess from the beautiful green landscape and the blue, craggy sea, we are in Ireland. Spent our first few days in Abbeleix, which is pronounced Abbeyleeks, as I belatedly discovered. Using it as a quiet base, Ross did some riding, and together we explored Kilkenny castle and its Medieval mile, as well as the Rock of Cashel. We moved to our current digs at Lissigivenny, near Killarney, after driving through the Valley of Aherlowe, all very pictur...

We are back in Northern Ireland at the minute, but we did venture to the republic yesterday as we travelled out from Castlerock, where we had 2 very peaceful nights as guests of the Gibsons. It still amazes us that the sun isn't setting until at 9.30 or later each night, making it possible to take long walks after dinner, especially along the beaches and hills around Castlerock. Last night we spent in Kesh, Fermanagh, having spent the morning at Glenveagh Nationa...