Killarney - Blarney - Waterford Today we travelled across the Kerry Mountains and through County Cork to Blarney, famous for its magical Stone of Eloquence. The Blarney Stone is a block of bluestone built into the battlements of Blarney Castle. According to legend, kissing the stone endows the kisser with the gift of the gab (great eloquence or skill at flattery). The stone was set into a tower of the castle in 1446. We had to wait in a queue for a number of hour...

Ennis - Adare - Ring of Kerry - Killarney Stopped for photos in Adare, a village known for its thatched cottages and monastic ruins. We visited the Cathedral in Adare and the Town Park Gardens. Continuing on to County Kerry, we joined the road known as the "Ring of Kerry" for a 60 kilometre coastal panoramic drive. Along the way we stopped at the Red Fox In for some Irish Coffee. The weather was overcast and it rained for most of the day. The scenery was spec...

Dublin - Galway - Cliffs of Moher - Ennis Up early and we headed for dairy farm country in the centre of the Ireland. We stopped in Galway, a popular seaside destination and a buzzing cosmopolitan centre with cobbled streets, colourful shops, and busy cafe and bar culture. Then, we crossed the limestone plateau of The Burren to visit the spectacular Cliffs of Moher. The Cliffs are 214m high at the highest point and range for 8 kilometres over the Atlantic Ocea...

Dublin Our day starts off with an orientation drive through Dublin and includes statue-lined O'Connell Street, elegant Georgian squares, and St. Patrick's Cathedral built in 1192. We spent some time walking around St. Patricks Park which contained a children's playground, and a Literary Parade highlighting the works of Swift, Wilde, Shaw, Yeats, Synge, O'Casey, Joyce, Behan, Beckett, Clarke, Dillon and the Liberty Bell Sculpture. We also saw the Viking Museum a...

Wrexham - Dublin, Ireland A scenic North Wales drive via Llangollen, home of an annual national competition for poets and musicians, and through the incomparable landscapes of Snowdonia National Park. We stopped at the lovely Betws-y-Coed before heading over the spectacular Llanberis Pass and, finally, cross Britannia Bridge to the Isle of Anglesey. We took photos at tongue-twisting Llanfair... At Holyhead, we boarded the ferry for the Irish Sea crossing to Du...