Our Ireland experience began whe Kay and I landed in Dublin late on Tuesday night from Dubai. From the heat into the cold spring they are having in Ireland. We picked up the hire car and drove 30 mins out of the city to a hotel off the motorway for the night before heading to Adare to see the thatched cottages that Adare is famous for. We spent a good hour in the town before heading to Tralee and our home for the next two nights, Ballyseede Castle. We were both blown away by the outstanding grandeur of the place. I think both of us would have liked to have stayed a week or so. The room on the top floor was spacious and worth the four flights of stairs to reach it.
We had dinner at the Castle with friends of Kay's that she had met through Mum and Dad on their trips over the years. Patrick and Rosemary joined us to visit Dad's childhood school and the Athea area where he had grown up. We also visited other friends of Kay's Mary and George.
We also drove the Ring of Kerry, the normal scenic coastal drive was shrouded in rain or mist unfortunately but pockets of cloud cleared enough for us to have photo opportunities. We enjoyed a bowl of tasty soup for lunch before continuing along the Skellig Ring and back to the Castle. A final breakfast before packing up for the drive back to Dublin.
We arrived in Dublin about 6pm and walked down to the river Liffey and back up to the hotel for dinner. It's Good Friday and all the hotels are closed. We could have a drink with dinner.
Tomorrow London!
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