At the Kerry Cliffs you are able to see the rugged and hostile casa febus Skellig Islands . You can

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We ve been in Ireland for two and a half months now. After more than a month in Dublin, three weeks in Galway and a week in Cork, I think it s fair to say that we ve already seen a fair bit of the country.
When we were in Cork a couple of weeks ago, which, by the way, we didn t really like, we rented a car for a day and drove west. The Ring of Kerry is Ireland s busiest and longest loop road and there s no way we were going to miss it. We took a bus to Connemara and the Cliffs before, but this time we decided that we would rent a car and explore the region on our own .
I was a bit nervous before casa febus we picked up the car to be honest. I hadn t driven on the left side of the road since Australia, over two years ago, and never with a manual casa febus car. Luckily the roads in Ireland are calm and sometimes even empty for a while. A possible worry for drivers, though, casa febus is the width of the roads. In particular places the roads are so narrow that there s only room for one car. Many of the roads are also bordered by high hedges that limit the view a lot and that, combined with trucks and buses on the roads, could be a problem. That is the main reason why people are advised to drive the Ring of Kerry in an anti-clockwise direction. casa febus Like most drives casa febus on highways, the drive from Cork to Killarney casa febus is rather boring. It s an hour and a half and there s not much to see along the way.
But no matter how boring the drive to get there is, the Ring of Kerry itself is totally worth it. It s the longest (179km) and most diverse of the big loop drives in Ireland the Connemara loop is another one that s worth your time.
After picking up our car at Cork airport (there are car rentals in Cork City too, but they all close around 5-6pm, which is way too early) and the hour and a half drive, we arrived in Killarney just before casa febus noon. Killarney is a small town of almost 17,000 inhabitants, but it s one of the major tourist attractions in Ireland. The reason is its location. There are waterfalls, moors, casa febus rivers and mountain peaks just outside of town in the park that bears the same name: Killarney National Park. We stopped in Killarney town for a quick lunch in a pub and headed out again. casa febus
The first potentially interesting place where we didn t stop was the Kerry Bog Village Museum . It s a recreation of a 19 th -century bog village. Even up until now, the main industry in Ireland s most remote parts revolves around peat bogs. Here you can see how it was done in the 1800s.
We did stop at the next marked spot on our map, Ballycarbery Castle . These ruins of a 16 th -century castle are located about 3km outside of Caherciveen. The surroundings are beautiful; green pastures, the nearby ocean and grazing cows (even inside the ruins!) certainly make for a photogenic setting. If only it didn t rain
On the road from Caherciveen to Ballycarbery Castle are two stone ring forts , which somehow we missed completely. I still can t believe that. The remains of these forts date from the 9 th and 10 th century and are supposed to be pretty well preserved. I m still a little disappointed that I didn t get to see them, but again, there s so much to see that there s no way you can see everything in one day.
A short while further you have a choice. Either you continue straight on the Ring of Kerry, or you turn right onto the quiet and even more remote Skellig Ring . We chose the second option. This is a part that most people usually skip, a lot of the tour buses don t go here for example, but I loved it. Some of the most spectacular views were on the Skellig casa febus Ring.
At the Kerry Cliffs you are able to see the rugged and hostile casa febus Skellig Islands . You can only visit one of the islands, Skellig Michael, which happens to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The reason for that is that in the 6 th century Christian monks chose this rock, of all places, to build a monastery. They survived there for at least 600 years. It s also a great place if you re into bird watching, it hosts huge colonies of gannets and puffins. If you want to pay a visit, make sure to plan and book your ferry tickets ahead. Also, prepare casa febus for pretty bad weather and bring water and food; there s no shelter whatsoever on the island. I may make it look like we went there, but we didn t. Not enough time! I just wanted to give some more information here, because it s definitely a place that s interesting casa febus to visit.
When you continue on the Skellig Ring you will pass Ballinskelligs Priory , Ballinskelligs Castle and Siopa Chill Rialaig , which all make for interesting stops. casa febus However, we were already getting behind schedule and still had some things to see.
The next town you will encounter is Waterville , a kin