Killarney to Tralee

26^th April 2012

After a great sleep Johnny was feeling a little better mainly because I kept him drugged ha ha. The Killarney B&B included once again a huge breakfast before we set off on a cold, wet & windy morning to drive the Ring of Kerry & the Dingle Peninsula. The weather was not looking kind but we consoled ourselves with the fact that most of the day would be spent in a warm car driving & enjoying the scenery.


Moss on everything.

As soon as we turned out of town I was amazed to see the moss everywhere covering everything that lay in its path. On one side of the road was moss covered forest & on the other a spectacular drop that looked out over Killarney Lakes. Lakes everywhere you looked - large & small.

Johnny Killarney Lakes

View from Ladys Well

Round the bend up the hill we stopped at Lady’s Well View braved the icy wind & crossed the road to admire the view. Not disappointed I took a couple of photos & raced back across the road to the warm car. It was a pretty stop with an old church, ruins & a shop/café.



Lady Well Church Ruins

The mountain roads were narrow & windey, I spent a lot of time gripping the seat & holding my breath. A sudden stop & sheep are on the road. A mum & baby lamb just so cute. The sheep hare are I swear crossed with mountain goats as the places that you see them with the lambs is death defying.  The cows are fat & happy looking all this bought relaxation back to the shoulders as I adore cows.



Sheep on the road



Sharon's favourite animal Cows

Continuing down the side of a mountain we came to Carroll’s Cove a beautiful sandy wind swept beach the home of Ireland’s only beachside bar & restaurant. Surfing is big in this area with surf schools in every little town. There were holiday houses dotted everywhere & even a couple of caravan parks this was obviously a place that came to life on summer but not today.

Carroll's Cove



Beach side bar |& restaurant sign

The Ring of Kerry & The Dingle Peninsula are famous areas for scenery it just takes your breath away. I took lots of photos but I was disappointed that they could not really portray the real scene.

Coves, Blue Ocean with white caps, tall green hills, real green grass of every shade & paddocks divided by low stone walls full of happy cows & sheep with many lambs. April is lambing season just perfect timing for our visit.


Views Ring of Kerry

Views Ring of Kerry

At the top of Óconnors Pass we came across a large statue of Lady of Lourdes, Johnny deemed it photo worthy I deemed it his job. The car was moving in the wind when it gusted - scary. Out he went camera in hand braving the wind & the rain that started the minute he opened the car door. Fighting being blown away he took a couple of photos & blew back to the car struggling to open the door to get back in all of which I found rather entertaining.


Our Lady of Lourdes statue

We stopped for lunch at a character filled pub The Anchor Bar. Warm soup & my new favorite brown soda bread with wine for me & a Guinness for Johnny & we were refreshed & off to explore Dingle town.  

Dingle is  Gaelic speaking. An Caleitha town where everything is written & spoken in Gaelic even the local Chinese restaurant this amused Johnny & then I found the local Indian Restaurant “Indian Paddy’s”. (spelled Indian peddies)

Dingle Peninsula

On the home road to Tralee to find another B&B for the night we encountered a lovely waterfall & the narrowest road to date the sign read - no passing road only 6 foot wide. I have to say I closed my eyes for this section which seemed way too long.



The 6 foot wide road

Settled into our B&B we headed next door to yet another character filled pub for a great meal to end the day.