Photo Credit: Katie McQueeney
This weekend when I was in Killarney, I ended up on a boat.
Killarney National Park has over 25,000 acres of land spread between mountains, lakes, and forests. In short, it’s beautiful.
In long, simply driving and walking does not give you a full picture of the park. My traveling companion and I decided by remedying this by getting on a boat.
Gliding around the lake on the boat let us experience the park, the sun, the water, and all the various shades of green in a new way. I’d definitely recommend it!
Photo Credit: Katie McQueeney
Muckross House is famous mainly for a three day (two night) visit by Queen Victoria in 1861.
That being said, it is a gorgeous 18th century home with even prettier gardens. But the often ignored (but none the less amazing) side of Muckross, is the Traditional Farms section.
In the traditional farms section they have working farms that exemplify what a small, medium, and large size farm would look like in Ireland’s past along with the supporting industry (harness makers, blacksmith, laborer’s cottage, etc.) that would have co-existed with the farms.
It’s a fascinating trip and well worth the few extra euros (all total I spent 6 euros to get in for the house, garden, and farms and I was there for a better part of a day) to get access to the farms.
Also, if you are at Muckross house take sometime to see Killarney National Park that it is situated in…it’s absolutely gorgeous!
Today is the start of the first long weekend that we have as part of the eLSI program. During the three weeks of classes there are two such 3 day weekends.
So where is everyone going? I took a random poll and people are scattering to all parts of Ireland and beyond. Some of the destinations include:
- London
- Kinsale
- Killarney
- and Dublin
One of the great things about being over here is that bus, train, plane, or even car is available to explore for a decent price. And with that, I’m off! See you on the flip side of Killarney.
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