Day 2 in Ireland and a trip around the Ring of Kerry
King Puck the Goat. In Killorgin there’s a fair each year where a wild goat is crowned king.
Fireplace burning peat from the bogs. The burning peat has a very distinctive odor, one that will always remind me of Ireland.
All the pics on Day 2 are from a bus tour of the Ring Of Kerry.
First stop on the tour was a recreation of an 1800s Kerry bog village.
The blacksmith. The forge would be kept dark so the blacksmith could see if the iron was red or white.
The butter churn.
For the laborers, every night was like a slumber party!
Kerry bog ponies
The Irish Kerry Bog Pony
Kerry bog ponies
Sean in front of Jack Bel O’Sullivan’s forge
Big dog in the yard
The Irish Wolfhound.
Big dog on the porch
View across the street from the bog village.
Further down the road.
Scenic views everywhere we look.
Group of Spanish students on the bus tour with us.
The black sheep.
Bus stopped at a farm for a demonstration of sheep herding dogs. These sheep are about to be herded.
That is one horny sheep. (Yes, it’s a sheep, not a goat.)
Look at dem chops.
Clouds over the mountains along the farm.
Yo sheep–go dat way.
Bring ’em in.
near
far
More views of the Kerry countryside
The problem with trying to get pictures from the bus–reflections in the glass.
Statue of Charlie Chaplin in Waterville. He often came to the area on holiday.
Scenes from Waterville.
More countryside.
Views off the south coast of the Kerry peninsula
Baaaaaa.
Oh dear
This guy and his sheep and lil deer were at one of the bus stops.
Irish bee (perhaps named Eric?)
On the road back home.
Sean on the rocks.
Map of Killarney National Park. Lower left is Ladies View (with ‘You Are Here’ label). Upper right is the town of Killarney where we stayed.
View of the lake
