We picked up a car when leaving Dublin, and headed south. First stop was Wicklow, a quaint seaside town (for any Swifties playing along at home, yes we did pick up a pebble ;))
After a brief stop, we headed off again, on our way to Cobh (pronounced Cove). It’s such a pretty place! Our hotel was right on the water of the natural harbour. After check in, we went to the Titanic Experience (Cobh was Titanic’s last port of call, although it was known as Queenstown then).
Cobh Harbour
First Class cabin on board Titanic
Heartbreak Pier, so named by the locals because it’s where so many emigrants left Ireland, including 123 Titanic passengers
Deck of Cards Houses
Cobh
Cobh
We left Cobh and headed towards Killarney. Bek has been doing the driving, and she used all her mad skillz on the narrow, winding roads! We even thought we’d been given a bum steer by Google maps a couple of times!
St Fin Barre’s Cathedral
Blarney Castle
Blarney Castle Gardens
Blarney Castle Gardens
We got to Ladies View which is part of Killarney National Park. It is so named because it was a favourite spot of Queen Victoria’s ladies-in-waiting
After a quick lunch in the café overlooking the view, we set off along the Ring of Kerry, towards Portmagee. We passed through so many quaint little towns, and the views are absolutely stunning
Next stops: Portmagee and Limerick
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