No we decided to pass so we’d have time to visit Tralee, which ended up being a big disappointment. So instead we took in the castle and abbey ^^ and those were worth it.
Fun facts: Ross Castle only became a ruin because the owner took the roof off to save on taxes!
I mean, I guess Kerry is pretty rural in general? I guess people come specifically for that, actually… hiking around and such like on the ring of dingle… there’s some mountains in addition to the coastline, too? Between Cork and Kerry?
Quite rural indeed. Lots of hikers and cyclists, but also plenty of golf, beaches, horse riding and watersports. Lots of pretty views from the tops of the mountain passes. The roads are generally in better shape than up in Mayo.
Killarney is definitely the centre for tourism. If you were to come it is a good place to stay, then day-trip everywhere else
Thanks! Will keep that in mind… The last time we went (years ago now - late 90s), we were primarily in and around Cork (went over to see Blarney). We staying a little town called Kinsale, which didn’t have much happening, but was lovely and fun, none the less. It had a cool barely there fort, and a lovely bay.
Whenever we get our shit together and have time for an extended trip, I think we’re gonna do a week or so in Dublin and then hop a train over to Kerry for another week or so.
I picked up this copy of John Barth’s The Tidewater Tales at Crescent City Books in New Orleans on a recent trip. Inside I found a receipt dated October 1989, from the Bookcourt in Brooklyn, a famous and beloved bookstore that closed in 2016.