The Kerry Way, Ireland: The Small Village of Sneem
After walking a portion of the Kerry Way Old Kenmare Road, Steve and I were picked up by a taxi and driven to Sneem which is where our self-guided Kerry Way would officially begin. Gretta, owner of Rockville House B&B, threw our sopping wet clothes from that miserable boat ride in her dryer and lit a fire in the sitting room to warm us.
Sneem is a small town in County Kerry that lies on a portion of Sneem River. Sneem consists of two squares called the North Village and South Village and its Irish town name means The Knot in English (more about that in the video). Filled with Sullivans and O'Sullivans, a large Gathering will be held in June so if your family is either one of these, there's still time to participate in the Gathering and help Sneem set a Guinness Book of Records.
The Kerry Way, Ireland Hiking on the Old Kenmare Road to Lord Brandon's Cottage
Most hikers begin the Kerry Way in Killarney and hike the loop from West to East. Steve and I would officially begin our SELF-GUIDED walk tomorrow, going from East to West but today joined two other women who were beginning their Ireland Walk, Hike, Bike in Southwest Ireland Kerry Way GUIDED by John.
It was a fairly easy 3:45 walk on a grey.drizzly day from an area near Torc Waterfall, through ancient Oak forests, until we reached Lord Brandon's Cottage. From there, boats leave at 2:00p promptly for a boat ride on the lake to Ross Castle.
It was freezing on the lake and wasn't long before the two Aussies and us were sitting on the bottom of the rocking boat, buried under a tarp while waves sloshed over everyone; not fun at all.
Steve and I were picked up by a taxi and driven to Rockville B&B in Sneem which is where our self-guided portion of the Kerry Way would officially begin tomorrow.
Scenic Tours of Killarney, Dingle & South West of Ireland
Dan provides a vip chauffeur service and personal guided tours of the beautiful scenic areas of Killarney, Dingle and Wild Atlantic Way
Cannonball Ireland : Kenmare
an ironic piece of flim with a traffic jam and some apt music!!! Oh and a practical joke i missed,,, hate that!!!!!!....and......when i say hey guy at the end,,, it's the guy in the Maserati i'm talking to,,, not the beautiful woman the camera's pointing at.!!!!!!!!!!!
Ireland Travel Skills
Rick Steves European Travel Talk | Join Pat O'Connor, co-author of Rick Steves' Ireland guidebook, as he shares tips and insights for traveling in Ireland. We'll get a glimpse of Ireland's fascinating history and meet the friendly people of this charming country. Our travels will take us through both the Republic and Northern Ireland, including Dublin, Waterford, the Aran Islands, Dingle Peninsula, Belfast, Derry, and the Giant's Causeway.
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Dash Cam Journey's To Killarney Part 2
Part 2 – We continue along the N22 from Ballyvourney. Have you noticed in part 1 the lack of traffic lights, pedestrian crossings, roundabouts? This is the reality of driving on most routes in Ireland. I mention the lack of public transport in West Cork and how important it is to have access to a car. If you notice, at the 3min and 33 second mark into this video, we pass a big red coach – well, this is actually a bus. This is what we have here for public transport and these link the major towns, however, in most actual towns there is no local service, so you can get from town to town within reason, but you cannot get around the towns by bus! The service is irregular at it’s best and to give you an idea, the service that links Macroom to Killarney starts at 9.30am and then at 10.30am. Then nothing until 12.15 and every hour until 18.15 and then nothing until the last one at 21.15.
However, coming from Killarney TO Cork – starts at 7am, then at 8.30 and every hour to 14.30, then 16.30, 17.30 and final one at 18.30.
The above is one of the more regular services – some routes run just once or twice a day or not at all.
Anyway, I digress. We drive up and over the county border, through the village of Glenflesk and arrive at the recycling centre only to find it closed for lunch, so I continue to Tesco in Killarney, and go shopping. I leave you (virtually stranded, although you could always catch a bus!) in Tesco car park, hoping that you enjoyed the drive. Future drives will be a Killarney town tour, a run to Baltimore, Kenmare and Bantry and other scenic journeys.