Hillwalking in County Kerry: The Glenbeigh Horseshoe
The Glenbeigh Horseshoe is one of Ireland's classic hill walks. We lengthened this by adding on a couple more summits at the start. Starting on the Kerry Way from Glenbeigh along June hedgerows bursting with fragrance and colour and alive with birdsong, the route took us across 11 summits, and covered 29 km over almost 14 hours. We eventually descended Drung Hill and rejoined the Kerry Way, picking up a lift where it meets a tarred road at Mountain Stage. We encountered 360 degree scenery the whole way, including lakes so blue they might have swallowed the entire sky, small patchwork quilt patterns of ancient field systems and golden sandy beaches bathed by aqua seas. And jaw dropping scenery of The Reeks, the Dunkerrons and the Slieve Mish Mountains.
Hiking The Kerry Way - Glencar to Glenbeigh
I Walked A New Section Of The Kerry Way Trail Between Glencar and Glenbeigh.
This Was In The Winter, So The Weather Was Challenging But In The Summer, Hiking In Ireland Is Much More Pleasant.
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The Seefin Mountain / Windy Gap Low Level Walk
A fabulous but not too strenuous walk around Seefin mountain, over The Windy Gap and down into Glenbeigh Village.
This walk offers Fantastic views of Caragh Lake, Glenbeigh, Rossbeigh & Inch beaches, Castlemaine Harbour & The Dingle Peninsula.
The Windy Gap - Glenbeigh - Ireland
With a group of new friends, we visited the Windy Gap in County Kery, Ireland. It was a great walk and, although really cloudy, it has some stunning views! Looking forward to visiting it on a clear day! All videography, photography and music by me. Let me know what you think!
The Drive from Glenbeigh to Glencar
The drive will take 20 minutes or so, here it is in just 1 minute!
Speedflying at Rossbeigh, County Kerry, Speedfly Ireland
Simon Hickey, Diarmuid Murphy and Robert Sayer having some fun on the hill over looking Rossbeigh Beach, County Kerry, Ireland. MacGillycuddy's Freeks Speedflyers.
Jerome B Photography - Dingle Bay
Dingle Bay and the mountains of the Coomasaharn horseshoe, from Curra Hill, Glenbeigh, Kerry.
Ireland Kerry beach Killarney Crag Cave
Day 8 Sunday, June 12th
Breakfast at Kingdom View was wonderful! Full Irish breakfast. Two other families were staying as well and we compared notes. We loaded up the car, settled our bill and took off. We discovered that though the B&B's were lovely and very friendly places, bringing kids to them isn't the best choice. I felt like I had to constantly shush them. Renting a cottage was much easier and cheaper for a week. We'll definitely rent a cottage again next time we come.
Regarding B&B's, on Thursday we found out that Jessie & Dick wanted us to come back and stay on Sunday night instead of another B&B. We had paid for 7 nights and we were only staying 5. And since no one had rented the place for that week, we were welcome to stay. So I cancelled the B&B near Bunratty for that Sunday night.
Leaving Kingdom View, we headed back onto the Ring of Kerry for one last look at the ocean. We took the B&B ladies advice (I wish I could remember her name) and found Glenbeigh/Rossbeigh beach. Very rocky parking area! And a steep rocky hill to the beach, but once there the beach was soft and huge. Tons and tons of tiny sea shells everywhere! Meri & I collected quite a few and kept them in a Pringle's can. The kids built their sand castle, got wet, found a wet dog to play with, found several washed up jelly fish, stepped on one and had a great time! The kids had to change their clothes next to the car out in front of the world. Meri had sand everywhere.
Our next stop was Killarney. We found the road with the most shops and the book store that Robb wanted to check out. He found a few Sister Fidelma books that could not be found in the USA, I found some Niall Williams books and the kids found a few books each too. Of course, their books could have been found at the local Borders store. But it gave them something to do for the flight back.
We had lunch in a pub a few doors down from the bookstore and gift shops. We're suckers for the cheesy souvenir shops! I got an Irish newspaper for a friend and some candy for the road. Does anyone else love those Aero bars? The Mint Chocolate ones as well as the Orange ones were fabulous!!!
Ryan found a Guinness bottle key chain with fluid in it. I made sure by asking that it was only colored water. I found lots of stickers with Aoife written on them. That's Meredith's middle name and you can't find anything like that at home. Maddy picked out lots of postcards.
Then we hiked back to the park & pay car park. We decided to skip Tralee and took Jessie's advice about Crag Cave. She had been there on several school trips and raved about it. But we kept it a secret from the kids. They had their noses in books or slept, so it wasn't a problem.
We found Crag Cave easily enough. Tons of signs to guide you there! While we waited for the next tour to start, the kids and I found more souvenirs! I bought 2 Rugby Ireland shirts for Ryan and Maddy and since they didn't have one in Meri's size, I got her little dolls for the flight home.
The Cave was vastly different from Mitchellstown Caves. For one thing you could take pictures here. Also the steps coming down into it were metal. It was much more commercialized. But still had water dripping from the ceiling and the usual damp feeling. I have to say tho that Ailwee is still my favorite. But I didn't tell the Crag guide that.
We headed back to Bruree and our final night at the cottage. We packed and cleaned up the car as well as the house, getting all the groceries out for our final meal in our own little cottage. For supper that night we had leftover chips (French fries), spaghetti, hard boiled eggs, toast, salad, Lucozade (awful stuff!), milk, cereal and the rest of the battered hamburger patties. The kids got very silly and I recorded most of it on my digital camera as mini movies. More of the puffin jokes flew!
I took the rest of our food stash down and gave it to Jessie along with our $$ to reimburse the electricity coins. She was such a dear and gave me a hug goodbye! We missed seeing the old mill run because Dick had been sick all week, but she told us to come back someday and rent there again. We very well might.
Phase Six flying at Rossbeigh Beach
Flying off the dunes at Rossbeigh beach in County Kerry, Ireland, with a 808 #16 camera taped to the nose of my Phase 6. It had been wet and windy all day, but fortunately the weather improved in the evening.
Apologies for the ending! Fortunately there was just minor damage to the wing seating area (Phase 6 owners will know exactly where!) so quickly mended.
Hillwalking in the Central Dingle Peninsula, Co. Kerry
This, the third film in our 'Wild Ireland' series, covers a 20km circuit of eight summits in the central Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, which offers some of the most stunning and scenic hillwalking terrain in Ireland. Starting from the Connor Pass car park on the Wild Atlantic Way, the route takes in Slievanea, Slievanea NE Top, Slievenalecka, Slievenagower, Beenbo, Cnoc na Bánóige N Top, Cnoc na Bánóige and An Cnapán Mór and is easily tackled in a day. Less well known than the nearby Brandon peaks, the hills on this route surpass their more illustrious neighbours in the remoteness of the terrain, the lack of footfall and the incredible vistas from them. The route circles an expanse of upland heath studded with a chain of glacial lochs (the Coumanara Lakes) surrounded by peaks on almost all sides, except where rivers have carved deep valleys. The northern summits give panoramic views of the Brandon Massif, numerous glacial corries with shimmering lochs and the north Dingle coastline, whilst the southern summits have extensive views over Dingle Bay and the Iveragh Peninsula and its mountains. In the past, booleying (transhumance) was widespread in this part of Ireland, the upland heath being the summer grazing pastures for dairy cattle, betrayed by the remains of a number of small, stone built shelters.
Music:
Norah Jones, Come Away With Me
Jack Johnson, Better Together
Emiliana Torrini, Today Has Been Okay
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Top of The House 90!!!...
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Glenbeigh
Waves in Donabate, 03.01.2014
Waves after storm.
Donabate, Ireland
January 2014
Music - Alexey Siverenko
MTB down the Windy Gap, Glenbeigh
A bit shaky - some fine tuning needed... :-)
Seefin Passage Tomb
We visited Seefin Passage Tomb on the 13th July on a lovely hot sunny day, it was a little bit of a steep climb and the voracious horseflies were utter thugs but it was all worth it. Seefin is an incredible site to visit, and you will be rewarded with some of the best views in Ireland.
Seefin is located near Blessington, in County Wicklow. For more details on how to get there and the history and archaeology of Seefin please visit our blog timetravelireland.blogspot.ie
Apologies for the amateur quality of the video, I'm very new at this!
kerry mts-climbing Knocknadobar
windy climb up knocknadabor, 690 m, is a pilgrimage mt , although very few people seem to climb it..
great views from the top even with the poor visibility we had,
NW Iveragh, co kerry may 011
Ring of Kerry, Iveragh, County Kerry, Ireland, Europe
he Ring of Kerry is a 179-kilometre-long (111-mile) circular tourist route in County Kerry, south-western Ireland. Clockwise from Killarney it follows the N71 to Kenmare, then the N70 around the Iveragh Peninsula to Killorglin passing through Sneem, Waterville, Cahersiveen, and Glenbeigh before returning to Killarney via the N72. Popular points include Muckross House (near Killarney), Staigue stone fort and Derrynane House, home of Daniel O'Connell. Just south of Killarney, Ross Castle, Lough Leane, and Ladies View (a panoramic viewpoint), all located within Killarney National Park, are major attractions located along the Ring. A more complete list of major attractions along the Ring of Kerry includes: Gap of Dunloe, Bog Village, Dunloe Ogham Stones, Kerry Woollen Mills, Rossbeigh Beach, Cahersiveen Heritage Centre, Derrynane House, Skellig Experience, Staigue Fort, Kenmare Lace, Moll's Gap, Ballymalis Castle, Ladies View, Torc Waterfall, Muckross House, The Blue Pool, Ross Castle, Ogham Stones, St Mary’s Cathedral, Muckross Abbey, Franciscan Friary, Kellegy Church, O’Connell Memorial Church, Sneem Church and Cemetery, Skellig Michael, Beehive Cells and the Stone Pillars marking an important grave. There is also an established walking path named The Kerry Way, which takes its own route, and a signposted Ring of Kerry cycling path which uses older quieter roads where possible. The Kerry Way roughly follows the scenic driving route of the Ring of Kerry. There are numerous variations to the route taking in St. Finian's Bay and Valentia Island which the official driving ring misses (the official cycling route takes in Valentia Island). As well as beaches, it also offers the Gap of Dunloe, Bog Village, Derrynane House, the Skellig Experience Valentia Island, Moll's Gap, Torc Waterfall, Muckross House, and Ross Castle. The Ring is a popular day trip and numerous bus companies offer circuits during the summer months. As the narrow roads make it difficult for tour coaches to pass, all tour buses run in an anti-clockwise (or counter-clockwise) direction, traveling via Killorglin first. Some recommend that car owners travel in the opposite direction, going first to Kenmare to avoid delays caused by tour buses. Others advise traveling counter-clockwise to avoid having to pass the buses. In 2008 satellite navigation systems were blamed for directing bus drivers in a clockwise direction around the route.
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