Who's only need in life was a GuinnessThough he worked and he toiledThe day was not spoiledCause the frothy draft made a fine finish! OK, so my limericks aren't so good but my heart is in the right place. Please tell me why the place is famous for the poems but there is no sign of them in the city?  Back to where I last left off.....Dingle.....The road from Dingle took us across the peninsula on the N86, about the only major (?) road in the area that w...

From the moment we entered Dingle we knew this was going to be a very special experience. Now the word special can be interpreted any number of ways. It certainly was special that we found a self catering unit (for a very, very good price) that was within walking distance of the Village….this took on even more significance when we priced out the meals here in this tourist haven.  Dingle is where our family came from. Which is really why the experience wa...

Left all the Blarney behind us and headed south west to the Drombeg Stone Circle. Set on a hillside overlooking the ocean the kelly green rural setting added to the mystique of the holy rocks.The beautiful sunny skies encouraged us to take a side trip (and a windy hike) to the lighthouse south of Baltimore. Very busy little spit of land with good reason. This wild piece of coastline is rugged and beautiful as well as being one of the most southerly points in \...

In my sixty years I have faced many (next to) impossible tasks only to fail at some and excel at others. This is a task I am finding next to impossible. How do I describe the last three days?That might sound trite but really, some things are better left within your heart than slashed down on paper.My heart story begins as we left Dublin in a torrential rain storm. Black skies, heavy traffic and a sense of "what now"? We were on our way to with a historian who...

With Wales behind us (as well as the stomach churning passage to Dublin Bay) we pulled up in front of our Dublin accommodation at the exact same time as my sister's taxi was arriving from the airport. Totally amazed at this coincidence we took it as a sign that only good things can happen from now on.After 2 1/2 days I can honestly say so far so good.... despite the fact that a few raindrops have fallen here and there and that Dorothy had a late night (unexp...