The Slow Road
Two Women Wandering the World
Ross Castle, a beautifully restored 15th century tower house (small castle) in Killarney National Park
Flowers on the shore of Lough Leane near Ross Castle
Ireland used to be dotted with tower houses like Ross Castle
Melissa by the lough
A lake near the road from Killarney to Kenmare
"Ladies View," a spot beloved of Queen Victoria's ladies in waiting
The twisting road over the Healy Pass on Beara Peninsula from County Cork to County Kerry
A ram guarding the Healy Pass
Cute, but much too touristy, Dingle is the main town on the beautiful Dingle Peninsula. Its many pubs host musicians most nights (some good, some not so good).
A serious seafood restaurant: don't even think about ordering chips
Melissa's favorite store front
A fishy mural
Dingle is a bilingual area: Irish Gaelic and English
Beyond Dingle town, the coast gets more rocky
This beautiful sailing ship followed us as we drove down the coast
Stone walls criss-cross the peninsula
An ancient stone "beehive" hut
A small beach near Slea Head
View from Slea Head to the town of Dunquin
Trails on rocky Clogher Head
Chris on a windy hillside
Melissa among the rocks
A little 8th century stone church, the Gallarus Oratory
An old carved stone at the Gallarus Oratory
A more recent stone church, Kilmalkedar, from the 12th century
The largest pre-Gothic church in Ireland is ruined Ardfert cathedral near Tralee
Carved Romanesque doorways are rare in Ireland
Carved faces on the water spouts
Even fine old Irish churches are plain compared with their European compatriots
