25 Reasons to visit North Kerry
Video to highlight some of the attractions in Tralee, North & West Kerry
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Places to Stay on the Island of Ireland
Whether it's a friendly B&B, a quirky hostel or something more unusual that you're after, Ireland has you covered. Special thanks go to Ireland's Blue Book (irelands-blue-book.ie) and B&B Ireland (bandbireland.com), and to all the locations used:
Delphi Lodge, Newforge House, Hayfield Manor Hotel, Butler House, Marlfield house, Gort na Mona, Lawcus Farm Guesthouse, Park Hotel Kenmare, Shelbourne Hotel, The Merchant Hotel, Castle Leslie, Ashford Castle, Bellinter House, The Dean Dublin, Monart Spa Hotel, Ard na Sidhe Country House, Ballynahinch Castle Hotel, The Dylan Hotel, Cnoc Suain, Donegal Thatched Cottages, Belle Isle, Generator Hostel, Ballyvolane House, Clissmann Horse Caravans, Finn Lough Resort, Teapot Lane, Clare Island Lighthouse and Ballygally Castle!
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Top 10 most popular castle in Ireland
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Top 10 most popular castle in Ireland: Dublin Castle, Blackrock Castle, Lismore Castle, Manderley Castle, Ross Castle, Ashford Castle, Charlevilsky castle, Edinburgh castle
Great Irish Castles (Blarney, Dublin, Kilkenny, Ross, Rock of Cashel, Dunguaire)
We visited several castles during our 2 week tour of Ireland. There's some much great Irish history behind each one. I think my favorites were Blarney Castle, where we kissed the infamous Blarney Stone, Dublin Castle with its history as a royal residence, and the Rock of Cashel, which dates back 900 years.
Here are the start times for each castle:
0:00 Introduction
0:05 Blarney Castle (Kissing the Blarney Stone)
3:57 Dublin Castle
5:33 Kilkenny Castle
7:09 Ross Castle
8:39 Rock of Cashel
21:15 Shannon Wickaninish Castle
21:29 Doonagore Castle
21:39 Dunguaire Castle
Here's a link to Andy's Awesome Irish Adventures which features all of my Ireland videos.
Η καστροπολιτεία της Σκιάθου
Από μακριά δεν γεμίζει και πολύ το μάτι: δυο-τρεις ερειπωμένες εκκλησίες και το ψηλό απομεινάρι της πέτρινης πύλης ξεχωρίζουν μόνο από το Κάστρο της Σκιάθου. Περισσότερη ίσως εντύπωση προκαλούν τα γαλάζια, καθαρά σαν κρύσταλλο νερά της παραλίας από κάτω. Κι όμως ο επισκέπτης που θα πάρει το ανηφορικό μονοπάτι για το Κάστρο θα καταλάβει σύντομα πως άξιζε τον κόπο.
Κάτι παραπάνω από έξι αιώνες στέκει σε έναν απόκρημνο βράχο στο βόρειο άκρο του νησιού, καταφύγιο των κατοίκων από τους πειρατές που ταλαιπωρούσαν το Αιγαίο. περίπου 400 σπίτια βρίσκονταν κλεισμένα κοντά κοντά μέσα στο οχυρό που ήταν περισσότερο φυσικό και λιγότερο ανθρώπινο έργο. Η απότομη όψη του βράχου από την πλευρά της θάλασσας το καθιστούσε πρακτικά απροσπέλαστο με μόνη πρόσβαση το στενό μονοπάτι που ενώνει το Κάστρο με το εσωτερικό του νησιού. Στην κορυφή του ωστόσο ο εισβολέας συναντούσε την ισχυρή πύλη –αρκετά καλά διατηρημένη και σήμερα– και ακόμα το κανόνι του πύργου και την περίφημη «ζεματίστρα» με το καυτό λάδι.
Παρά τη στενότητα του χώρου, η μικρή καστροπολιτεία διέθετε ούτε λίγο ούτε πολύ είκοσι εκκλησίες, κάποιες από τις οποίες σώζονται και σήμερα. Ξεχωρίζει ο ναός της Γεννήσεως του Χριστού χτισμένος σε ένα πλάτωμα του δρόμου με τη μικρή σκιερή αυλή του και τη χαμηλή είσοδο να οδηγεί σε ένα εσωτερικό που συγκινεί ανεξαρτήτως των όποιων...πνευματικών αναζητήσεων. Εκεί κανείς βρίσκεται κυκλωμένος από τις ζωγραφισμένες μορφές στους τοίχους, ζωηρές και εκφραστικές με ένα τρόπο φανερά επηρεασμένο από την τέχνη της Δύσης. Κι ανάμεσα στα στασίδια κάδρα με αποσπάσματα του Παπαδιαμάντη εμπνευσμένα από το Κάστρο, που όπως είναι φυσικό δεν άφησε ασυγκίνητο και το «μεγαλύτερο τέκνο» του όμορφου αυτού νησιωτικού τόπου.
Castle Hopping in Ireland
Visiting Ireland for the First time, I wanted to check out the Castles, Castle Hopping in Ireland is the way to go, this way you can stay or just visit a bunch of different castles in many different towns all over ireland.
Dublin (Giant's Causeway), Ireland
Sights of the city of Dublin, Ireland, during a trip in June 2019.
Day trip to Giant's Causeway.
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Ring of Kerry Ireland
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The Ring of Kerry in western Ireland is 115 miles long but there are two parts of it that are unmissable. They are at each end of the Ring, which basically means you need to drive the whole of it to appreciate it fully. The local maps and tourist board advise travelling in an anti-clockwise direction around the Ring of Kerry to make the most of the sights, but I don't personally think it makes any difference as you probably will need to stop every few hundred metres anyway. There are plenty of lay-by's to stop and take photos, so there's no need to stop somewhere dumb.
First the Killarney National Park, which is on the Eastern end of the Ring, with its Loch Leane, a pristine lake surrounded by imposing mountains including the highest in Ireland, Mount Carrauntoohil which at 1038 metres is just shy of Mount Snowdon, which is 1085 metres high. It's also relatively easily climbable, but there are a number of peaks inside the ring over 600 metres high. The National Park, also contains the Muckross Abbey and Muckross house (04:28), built in the 19th century by an Anglo-Irish aristocrat. The house is not only a fine example of its period, but its setting is the most breathtaking I have ever seen, right next to Loch Leane and with mountains rising in the distance. Just beside the National Park is Black Valley (03:10), and the Gap of Dunloe, which are both side routes well worth taking on a good day. On a bad day you just can't see anything for all the fog. Start your trip from the small town of Kenmare, at the southern end of the park, which itself is a very pretty place and well worth stopping for the night. It's also a good plan to get off to an early start as the best stopping points along the route can be full of tourist coaches and cars. The most popular being the Ladies View (03:54) so called because of the delight of Queen Victoria's Ladies in Waiting when they stopped way back in the late 19th century when on a tour.
You eventually arrive at the town of Killarney, another great place to stop for the night with numerous hotels and guest houses. It recently hosted the Irish Open Golf Tournament, attracting huge number of visitors, but the economic downturn has taken its toll on numbers of late, not that you could tell by looking at the pristine grounds of each of these properties.
From Killarney, you pass the top of the Gap of Dunloe at the small village of Beaufort, and then on to the town of Killorglin, where there was a small music festival and fair taking place as I was driving through. By this time I was looking for somewhere to camp for the night, and passed the town of Glenbeigh where there is a very good campsite, the Glenross, but I wanted something a bit more downbeat and private, so I carried on. I just happened to stop to look at another landscape across the bay towards the Dingle Peninsula when I looked down to a small settlement right at the foot of the hills, which had a small, sheltered inlet with a long pier and small campsite. I looked at the map and found that it was the village of Kells (03:42). Kells turned out to be a real find, because not only was the campsite adjacent to the beach, but I was the only one camped there, while the masses were just 10 miles away in Glenbeigh. It cost me all of 8.5 Euro with breakfast at the guesthouse (which would have been 22 Euro), but without a shower, which I replaced with a leap into the fresh water at the end of the pier. If you like to get away from the crowd as I do, aim for Kells.
How to Visit the Blarney Stone // Blarney Castle Ireland
Visit the Blarney Stone. See the castle and find out about kissing the Blarney Stone
Kissing The Blarney Stone at Blarney Castle Ireland
Kissing the Blarney Stone is one of the most important things to do in Ireland. Join me on an adventure to the Blarney Castle, where we see how exciting and difficult it can actually be to kiss the Blarney Stone.
You will also see why the Blarney Castle itself is one of the most exquisite in all of Ireland as we venture around the mysterious castle gardens and through the haunting castle hallways.
Enjoy this travel video of Ireland and stay tuned for several more from my trip to the emerald isle.
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