Category Beer, Wine and Alcohol
Ireland 2026 – Dingle, Part One
April 15 – 17 Another relatively short drive this day meant we could stop somewhere enroute but first we popped into Maison Gourmet next door for a couple of goodies to get us down the road before heading around the corner to the Kenmare Stone Circle. This stone circle shows occupation in the area going […]
Ireland 2026 – Kenmare, Part Two
April 13 – 14 After breakfast I popped into Maison Gourmet, the nearby shop, to pick us up a couple of sandwiches for lunch later in the day. We then set out for our drive along the Ring of Kerry, a hugely popular route for tourists to enjoy, akin to the northern coasts of California […]
Ireland 2026 – Kenmare, Part One
April 13 – 14 As mentioned in the prior post, our drive to Kenmare would be another relatively short one and so we stopped about an hour in at Muckross House, located on the Muckross Peninsula between Muckross Lake and Lough Leane, two of the lakes of Killarney. In 1932 it was presented by William […]
Ireland 2026 – Kinsale, Part Two
April 11 – 12 As mentioned in an earlier post, Kinsale is a small town and so, except for a couple of planned outings, we’d not have a lot to see or do. We started in the morning with a delightful tour with Don & Barry’s Kinsale Historic Stroll. Barry himself met us and gave […]
Ireland 2026 – Kinsale, Part One
April 11 – 12 Our drive to Kinsale, like most that we would now encounter, was just 2 and a half hours so we opted to make a stop in Cobh to visit the Titanic Experience there. Another cold, windy, and drizzling day, we again encountered trucks and cars blockading motorway on and off ramps […]
Ireland 2026 – Kilkenny, Part Three
April 8 – 10 Continuing down St. Kiernan Street we came to Alice Kyteler’s pub, made famous by the following bit of Kilkenny history. Back at the corner with the Butter Slip stairs is the site of the first known witch burning in the British Isles, in 1324. The tale involves Alice Kyteler, a Flemish […]
Ireland 2026 – Limerick, Part Three
April 4 – 7 We arrived in the small town of Doolin and first followed the GPS directions to the trailhead, up a steep bit of road and when we arrived, determined there was no parking and so returned to town and instead found parking in the designated lot there. We walked about a bit […]
Ireland 2026 – Limerick, Part Two
April 4 – 7 A block or so from the castle we found ourselves entering Treaty City Brewery, which boasts of having “Limerick’s Greatest Toastie” and indeed we would put this claim to the test. Along with a round of drinks (beers, tea and coffees) we did get one of the sandwiches to split and […]
Ireland 2026 – Limerick, Part One
April 4 – 7 Joanna and I hit the breakfast buffet again as it would be a longish day of travel, first for Kris and Marty needing to fetch their individual rental cars (Marty’s included in his tour fee) and then by late morning, loading both vehicles with passengers and luggage (small cars required strategic […]
Ireland 2026 – Dublin, Part Two
April 1 – 3 Joanna and I hit the substantial breakfast buffet the next morning (our travel partners typically don’t eat breakfast first thing) and soon gathered with the others to take off for a morning of walking and sightseeing. One of the first things we spotted on O’Connell Street was the Spire, a large, […]
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