En route to the Ring of Kerry
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| Muckross Estate in Killarney National Park |
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| Killarney is in Southwest corner of Ireland |
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| Killarney is on Left Side of Map Ring of Kerry is the Peninsula |
On to Killarney, County Kerry, via a Ferry from Inishmore to Galway town passing through charming Limerick and touristy Adare town traditional thatched roof cottages.
Lodging in Anne Marie's Killarney condo who greeted us with food items for breakfast and all instructions for local activities is a perfect plan. Staying here for a week is a convenient way to visit local sights of Killarney as well as the nearby colorful peninsulas of Kerry (179 km) and Dingle.
We spent a day biking in the large woodlands of Killarney National Park and touring the Muckross Estate, a exquisitely resored 19th Century mansion with extensive gardens.
Views of Muckross House
in Killarney National Park
We spent a long day basking in the golden light of the Ring of Kerry with her multitude of small charming villages, scattered islands offshore, ancient sights and mixtures of lush velvety and rocky soil. The roads were so narrow that we often wondered how we survived without wrecking our car.
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| Seaside Village on the Ring of Kerry |
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| Portmagee, a Rainbow of Colorful Houses |
Cahergall Stone Ring Fort
Stone Ring Forts dating from the 10th Century are even found on the Ring of Kerry.
Valentia Island
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| St. Michael's Rock |
Christian Monks survived on St. Michael's Rock from the 6th to the 12th Century.
It was necessary to climb 600 steps in order to reach these huts.
What a quest for ultimate solitude. They were influenced by the Coptic Church founded by St. Anthony who lived in the deserts of Egypt and Libya.
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| Bee Hive Cells Monks' Abodes |
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| Waterville Village on Kerry Ring honors Most Famous Guest with Yearly Festival |
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