Plank Road

Shock of the century, John and I actually took a taxi to get to the bus stop today.  It was pouring rain in Cork this morning and windy, ...

The streets of Cork are really quiet on a Sunday morning.  We walked from our apartment to the train station to catch the 9:00 a.m. departur...

Ogam is the earliest writing in the Irish language.  It is an alphabet, where the script is cut into the edge and sides of stones.  The earl...

It is 2:00 am and we just wandered back to our apartment in Cork after a night out on the town.  As far as cities go, this is a very good on...

Since tomorrow is a travel day, and we have a lot of chores to do, we opted to stay reasonably close to Kenmare for today’s outing.  Also, w...

As it was time for something completely different, we drove away from the sea, and into the heart of Co. Cork to the Lee Valley, where the R...

This is a wild and raw landscape that is devoid of tourist buses and tourists at this time of year.  The roads are narrow, thus preventing t...