Trip Report - Ireland
Thursday 9/22/2011 Co. Clare, Ireland Ennistymon (River and falls) Lahinch and Liscannor ruins and cemetery Bridget’s Grotto Cliffs of Moher Brien’s tower Round tower Doolin Burren Dunquaire Castle Galway Bay B&B in Galway Friday 9/23 First morning after B and B, early AM walk 915-919 Aughnanure Castle, bought passes for all OPW (Office of Public Works). Cong Abbey, Cong Woods Ashford Castle /Hotel Ballinrobe, St. Mary’s Church, Harry Clarke stained glass windows Knock Shrine Carrownon Megalithic Cemetery with guide dog Best Western, Sligo Culture night concerts Saturday 9/24 Sligo early AM walk by seaside Belleek pottery, Northern Ireland Janus Stones on Boa Island Ulster-American Folk Park, rained Derry spent night at Best Western Sunday 9/25 Derry walls and murals Giant’s Causeway Coastal Way Trail Bushmills Wiskey tour Carrick-a-rede rope bridge Belfast Ibis hotel Monday 9/26 Armagh= two saint patricks cathedrals. Millifont Abby Battle of Boyne Dowth1 megalith Cottage Francis Ledwidge Newgrange and Knowth Megalithic tombs Dublin, Best Western Sheldon Park Hotel two nights Tuesday 9/27 Dublin National Library The Mansion House Molly Malone statue Beatty Library Dublin Castle Trinity College tour, Book of Kells Another Cathedral 1321-25 Another church on the walk toward Guinness St Audoen’s Church Big church Guinness Sorehouse Temple Bar Area at night Wednesday 9/28 92811 Round tower off road1425-427 Rock of Cashel 1428-500-512 Hore Abbey taken from Rock of Cashel1400 Cahir Castle most spooky1512-551 Swiss Cottage 1552-569 Dungarvan Stayed Mountain View BB1570-598 Thursday 9/29 92911 Beaches along Copper Coast1600-606-619 Lime Kiln1607 Copper Coast Geo-Park, Unesco620-24 Copper smelter 624-30 Annestown632-35 Waterford Crystal637-93 Blarney Golf Resort Friday 9/30 93011 Blarney Golf Resort 695-706 Muckross House and Gardens no pics inside (strawberry tree)707-22 Torc Waterfall 723-38 Ross Castle739-58 Killarney758-66 Best Western hotel had Danny Mann Bar and reconnected with Paula and Brook Saturday 10/1 10111 Dingle Peninsula Dingle Bay 767 filming going on a crash-70 Stone Huts 775-82 Ryan’s Daughter Beach 791-800 Blasket Island Centre 801-26 First-to-Find Armada Beach828-831 Gallarus Oratory walked from small parking lot on advice of Rick Steves map gotten from ranger 832-40 Ruined town841-53 Square Tower853 Wine and Food Festival, Dingle art gallery 854-861 Tra Ceann Heights B&B Sunday 10/2 10211 Cache by Tralee/Dingle Railroad stop 862-68 Big Windmill, Tralee 869-82 Garden of Europe, Listowel 883 Flying Boat Museum, Foynes 885-902 Walk up hill Foynes 903-918 Askeaton Abby 918-19 Limerick 920-38 Travelodge Monday 10/3 10311 Newmarket on Fergus a little park 938-39 Chruch had trouble with car 40-43 Quin Abbey 944-57-60 Ennis 961-2005 Dysert-O-dea 2006-28 Back to Quin 2028-32 Knappogue Castle has dinners so closes early 2033-45 Another Castle, closed 2046-50 Dromgland perhaps Bunratty Castle 2051-74 Bunratty Heights B&B Tuesday 10/4 Shannon->JFK->MSP Costs: Flights – used miles 60,000 miles each Hotels, B&Bs, $60-95 per night Car rental $166 total for 12 days! Gas ~$250 Food Admissions