Killarney

From Adare, we headed into County Kerry and our stop for the next two nights, the city of Killarney.

There have been records mentioning Killarney since 600AD. It is the starting point for the famous Ring of Kerry, so it is extremely popular.

Our first stop was at Aghadoe, meaning 'the place of two yew trees.' Here's an interesting fact - yew trees are planted near churches because they stop the cows walking near the church, as they don't like walking on the fallen pine needles.

At Aghadoe, we could see Lough Leane and the mountains of the McGillicuddy Reeks in the background.

We then went for a 'jaunty cart' ride through Killarney National Park. These are a tradition here and it was enjoyable and scenic. We 'jaunted' alongside Lough Leane and had good views of the ancient Ross Castle on an island in the Lough.

We then checked out the shops and had a well earned Guiness (or two) at O'Connor's Pub.Read more