Now Where Was I?

Oh yeah — Ireland! So after leaving County Cork, we loaded the bus and headed to County Kerry by way of Molly Gallivan’s Farm.

Molly’s cottage is over 200 years old. She was a widow who dealt in moonshine to support her family.

They call the liquor Molly’s Mountain Dew (or poitin) and it tastes just like rubbing alcohol — bleah! It’s made from distilled potatoes and will clear up your sinuses in no time.

Pretty view from the farm. You can’t see it, but at the tippy-top of the hill is an ancient druid relic. We could see it with binoculars.

Can you see it now? It’s like a little black bump on the left.

We did a whole tour of the farm and one of the super neat things was the peat bog. They had no trees for firewood so they used peat. Boy did that stuff have a very distinct smell. Pee-yew!

It’s still a working farm, so they raise crops and they have a whole slew of animals. This is Suzy.

Isn’t she gorgeous? There is just something about a pig!

I love her nose! Or should I say snout?

You’ll have to excuse this next little bit. My mind is a bit fuzzy about the whole order of things but I’ll show you some super scenery.

This is a picture of Lady’s View in Killarney National Park. A beautiful sight along the Ring of Kerry.

Vicki and her husband Tom — such a sweet couple!

Isn’t my momma pretty?

For the next three nights, we stayed in the Abbeygate Hotel in Tralee.

Mom was so good about keeping up with her journal.

The next day, we continued our journey on the Ring of Kerry. Check out Inch Beach.

Who is that cute little pink bundle?

This is Connors Pass– the highest point in Ireland. We were very lucky to be able reach it in our bus. The big charter buses aren’t allowed up here. That ‘s Dingle in the background. It was pretty nippy up here.