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