Anita & David & Sarah & Kent's Ireland Fall 2016 Adventure
Anita & David & Sarah & Kent's Fall 2016 Ireland Adventure
From Tuesday September 12th to Thursday September 22nd we left our homes (In New Jersey and Wisconsin respectively) and joined the Irish in their very green and very friendly country.
Early morning rain - ready for Ireland's rain -soft and gentle
Sarah packed and ready to go - our ride to the USA Coach is coming soon
Our trip send-off selfie with very green Amherst Road in the background
Early morning arrival in Dublin, Ireland on Wednesday, Sept. 14th, 2016
On our way to the rental car that David has reserved. He's the designated International Chauffeur for our 8 day journey including training on driving on the LEFT side of the road, while sitting on the RIGHT side of the car, while shifting with his LEFT arm.
Our first full day in Ireland - Wednesday, September 14th, 2016
From Dublin International Airport we took M1 South to M50 (around Dublin), West on N7 & stopped for breakfast in Borris- in- Ossory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borris-in-Ossory (our half-way point) to our destination of Dingle.
Our Navigator & Research Guide Anita marks the location of Borris-in-Ossory
Convenience Store breakfast at Borris-in-Ossory
The Irish Adventure group agrees that we "have range". No other place appeared open so we made ourselves at home and used the one available table.
Ready to explore Borris-in-Ossory before heading towards Dingle
What happens when a town is by-passed ?
Old charming Leix County Hotel with hand-painted signs on the walls -the town has been by-passed by the M7 motorway in 2010
Collage made from separate hand painted signs from the exterior of the Leix County Hotel
Colorful homes & gardens in the village of Adare.
After leaving Borris in Ossory, we followed Route N7 which becomes M7 and crossed the country to Limerick. After Limerick we took M20 which becomes N21. We stopped in Adare http://www.adarevillage.com/ for a break and for exploring.
Raining in colorful Adare - a designated Heritage Town - one of the "prettiest and friendliests" in Ireland
Adare is a well planned and well kept Irish town
Aunty Lena's Bar Lounge - Est. 1806
The village of Adare was established in the 13th Century on the River Maigue.
Adare won the Gold Medal at the National Tidy Towns Award for 2016.
Adare, a previous winner of the overall prize, is one of Ireland's prettiest villages. We certainly enjoyed our time there.
Colorful homes and businesses line Adare's main streets
On the road again with Driver David confidently navigating through the rain & traffic
Beautiful countryside on the way to Tralee & Lispole
Driver and navigator check coordinates
Lispole Viaduct - part of the Dingle-Tralee Railway Line
Operated between 1891-1953- read sign on the following slide for details
Lispole,in County Kerry, Ireland
Lispole Viaduct, County Kerry, Ireland
Todays viewing of Lispole is that of a stretched village on a winding road. In previous years, the Tralee to Dingle steam train used to stop here. A visual relic from this past is the railway viaduct that spans the Owenalondrig River which was built around 1890. It is also of course a reminder that the once narrow-guage rail line was in its time, an engineering marvel.
The church in Lipole along N26
Lispole Gas Stop
Notice that the orange container is for fireplace and stove supplies
Arriving at our Dingle neighborhood for a 5 day stay
Cois Chnoic means "at the foot of the hill or mountain"
Our five day Dingle Peninsula stay was in a neighborhood within a 10 minute walk to the heart of Dingle.
Hill near our Dingle home.
Anita enters our cois chnoic home for our 5 day stay in the Dingle Penisula
A comfortable abode waiting for our arrival
We're here !