Anita & David & Sarah & Kent's Ireland Fall 2016 Adventure
Fine Irish fish chowder by Dingle Bay
"Out of the Blue" Restaurant along Dingle Bay in Dingle
Time to savor the choices of "Out of the Blue"
Day 3 - the Dingle Loop including Famine Cottages, 500 B.C Fort, Blasket Islands including hike
Loop along R559 with stops, exploring and extensive hike over hilly terrain & views of Blasket Islands in Atlantic.
Day 3- A very Irish sign- an early morning rainbow
In Ireland, rainbows symbolize blessings from heaven.
Our fresh baked bakery bread breakfast - ready for cutting and eating
Along the route we come across a small town.
On the Dingle Loop R559 a small town stop - Ventury.
Relics of 1845 Irish Famine
A tragedy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Famine_(Ireland)
A recreation of the plight of the poorest and starving Irish on the Dingle Penisula
Many economic and social injustice factors added to the plight of the Irish people as recounted in one of many sources by historians and economists https://mises.org/library/what-caused-irish-potato-famine
The Slea Head Famine cottage - interior
Recommended reading -Famine in Ireland and West Kerry by Gordon Kavanagh
Gordon Kavanagh and Gabriel Kavanagh 2003
The Irish Famine is the event that has had the biggest impact on Irish history. The book is dedicated to the millions who died and left its shores. West Kerry was one of the regions worst affected by the Famine. Its isolation and remoteness meant relief was inaccessible and reporting of conditions was a rarity,
Near the entrance of Dunberg Fort, 500 B.C.
David guards the entrance