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Day 96. 23 August 2019. Day 12 Ireland Dingle to Kinsale via the Ring of Kerry and Killarney National Park

We woke to beautiful blue skies and sunshine. A little cloud drifted in but it had the makings of an amazing day to do the Ring of Kerry. We drove from Dingle along the coast to Inch Strand Beach. Funny … Continue reading

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Day 95. 22 August 2019. Day 11 Ireland Dingle and the Slea Head Drive, and Dingle Distillery

We woke to dark but promising skies. The weather apps always give mixed message when compared to what you can see out the window. All clear on the app (and yes, we have tried them all #IrishWeather) but rain out … Continue reading

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Day 94 21 August 2019 Day 10 Ireland Spanish Point to Dingwall via Kilkee, the Bridge of Ross, The Shannon River and Connor Pass

We woke to a beautiful sunrise but a cold windy morning. The weather map showed a huge rain band coming in and it wasn’t wrong. As we left the rain started and continued. Not long after we left we passed … Continue reading

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Day 93, 20 August 2019, Day 9 Ireland – Galway to Spanish Point via Kinvara, Poulnabrone, Fanore Beach, The Burren and The Cliffs of Moher

We were on the road at am in pouring rain. That was a good start for our day of mainly outdoor activities. But hey, it is Ireland. ? Number of Views :2075

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Day 92 19 August 2019 Day 8 Ireland Carracastle Ireland West Farm Stay to Galway via Crough Patrick, Doolou

It was another good day to travel with intermittent rain all day, sometimes very heavy, but only for short periods. We really enjoyed our farm stay, Eddie was a great host and it was great to relax for a full … Continue reading

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Day 91, 18 August 2019, Ireland Day 7 Carracastle Ireland West Farm Stay.

We had a great morning with Eddie Doonie as he showed us around his farm and introduced us to some West Ireland farming/living experiences. We started off looking at Eddie’s vegetable garden. Everything seemed to be jumping out of the … Continue reading

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Day 90 17 August 2019 Day 6 Ireland Lough Eske to Carracastle, County Mayo via Donegal and County Sligo

We left The Lough Eske Castle and drove to Donegal for a look around. Donegal township has a unique town square, it is Triangular! It looks strange but works. We had a drive by look at the castle, again like … Continue reading

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Day 89 16 August 2019 Day 5 Ireland Belfast to Lough Eske via St George’s Market, The Carrick a Rede Rope Bridge, The Giant’s Causeway, Ballintoy, Dunluce Castle and Derry/Londonderry

We started our day at 9am with a visit to the St George’s Market. A smallish market with good produce, fruit & vegetables, meat and seafood, plus other miscellaneous stores. We love visiting other cities markets, it’s a great way … Continue reading

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Day 88, 15 August 2019, Day 4 Ireland, Belfast Black Cab Political Tour, Titanic Exhibition and more

We were picked up by our cabbie Tom, from Belfast Mural Experience, at 9:30am and we began what was a really interesting day. We spent the morning criss-crossing the “Peace wall”, a barrier that started life as a wire mesh … Continue reading

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Day 87, 14 August 2019, Day 3 Ireland, Dublin to Belfast via Slane Hill, Newgrange, High Crosses and Rowallane Garden

And so it begins, our road tour of The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Martin from Little Gems picked us up and we were on our way at 9:30am. We headed north, with our first planned stop being the … Continue reading

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