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| Flights were fine. Delayed in St. Louis to get someones luggage off, but no problem. We had two hours in Boston to kill. Flight on Aer Lingus was
OK. Had a couple of drinks. Got off airplane and through customs without any troubles. Got the car. It was raining and dark. So, we took off at 7 in the morning, no sleep,
and no idea on how the car worked. |
| We maneuvered around just fine. Ty
was good on the driving. Couldn't find Carrigafoyle
Castle, even after driving down a bunch of unknown roads.
We finally made it to our first destination, Rattoo
Round Tower without any problems. It was raining fairly
hard, but we were doing just fine. |
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| Kerry's only complete round
tower has six floors and is in fine condition. The top windows
face the four points of the compass to act as lookouts for
raiders, suggesting that this was a wealthy monastic site in
the 9th and 10th centuries. Nothing else remains from that era
on this site. To the east are the ruins of a 15th-century
church. Lonely Planet |
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After successfully finding our first
destination, we headed out to the Dingle
Peninsula. We drove through Tralee, which looking like
very nice town. Now it's raining hard and the mountains are
covered in fog. We are beginning to feel the effects of being
up forever, but we journey onward. |
We continued on into Dingle to the aquarium,
which is a small, but nice place. We had lunch at a little
café on the bay. They had some good chowder. Now we are
really tired.
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After leaving Dingle, we drove along
the southern coast of the peninsula. It was a very beautiful
place, but by now, all we are interested in was getting to
Blarney. |
Finally, we got to Blarney. After a while, we finally found The
Gables. Anne was nice. We took a nap, and then went into
Blarney. A quick walk over to see the castle then to Blarney
Woolen Mills. If you looking for gifts, this is the place
to go. |
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For dinner, we ate at the
Blarney Woollen Mills Grill Bar. Ty had the seafood grill,
which was great. I had beef stew, good. Letty had a bacon
cheeseburger. After dinner, we went to Christy's Bar for
a pint. Nice quiet place to watch a soccer match. Then back to
The Gables. |
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