We left the cottages in the early morning and headed towards Shannon. We decided that we should stay near the airport tonight since we have a 9am flight tomorrow. We visited Bunratty Castle (the one in the photo). It was being renovated in some places, but it wasn't like Ross Castle since it has a well worn look to it. You could see the wear in the stone and they didn't have to repair the roof with this castle. I saw the dungeon, great room, different be...

Today was a relaxing stay in Killarney and don't travel too much day. I woke up early and ran 4.5 miles (to Kate Kearney's and back). It was a beautiful morning with lots of sun and some wind. After the run, I went shopping in Killarney. The Harley people were all over town and Linda found out that this is a yearly get together that travels around Europe. I finally had Shepherd�s Pie for lunch, and it came with, you guessed it, chips! Ton...

We drove from Killarney to Kinsale (south of Cork) this morning. It was a cute little town on the coast. It is also the Cullinary Capital of Ireland (maybe this means no chips with my lasaguna!... oh yes we get chips with everything here). We had lunch in a cute place called the Little Skillet and then walked around the town. After that, we drove to Blarney (north of Cork), which took us through Cork during rush hour. Blarney Castle is another tower hous...

Today was a day of misunderstanding between the different people within our group. It was really obvious that we needed more than 2 cell phones to get everyone where they needed to be. I got to run again in this beautiful country, although it was cold, windy and raining. I was able to squeak in 3 miles before it got to be too much. After the run, we traveled up the road to Moriarty's (a store that has been around for over 60 years). This is a cute little...

Ireland is a very beautiful country, but after awhile there is only so much hills and sheep you can see. Today we drove to Dingle for some sightseeing. This involved some more of those fun little country roads! The people around here drive like nuts on those little small roads that can barely fit two lanes of traffic. Then you have to deal with the tour buses driving down the center for the road because they can't fit. Very scary at times. Along the way...