Mike's Harp Adventures: Ireland, Kerry and Dingle

After Inisheer we went to Dingle, Killarney, and on to cruise the Ring of Kerry. We visited the Kells Garden in Kerry, and saw some of the most amazing plants. It was quite exotic. Even this colorblind dude could see some. I grabbed the harp and camera and made this quick one-take video of Down by the Salley Gardens.

Along the Ring of Dingle we came to the beehive huts, thousands of years old. There sure are a lot of rocks here.

In Dingle town we ate at Murphy's. It seems like every town has a Murphy's. There was great live Irish session music. It seems like every town has great live Irish session music too.

We got berries too (sorry I just couldn't resist).

The proprietor lady at the record store stopped yelling in Gaelic and rolling her eyes at an old man (who was buying a Joan Baez CD) long enough to wheel and deal, so now you can buy my CD there...or just download it on itunes.

Fancy an Ice cream?

Jo Ellen FINALLY got a cat fix in a music store

Here are a bunch of pictures from the Ring of Dingle:

These cabins on the Dingle Peninsula like so many others were abandoned during the famine. One can only hope that the inhabitants made it to America to start a new life. Although I doubt their new digs would have had such an amazing view.

After cruising the Dingle Peninsula we drove to Killarney to rest up for the next day's Ring of Kerry adventure. This is where we stayed. Go figure.

Onward to the Ring of Kerry!

We stopped to hike thru the very fuzzy and somewhat tropical Kells Gardens. A lot of the plants are not indigenous to Ireland but were brought by the English from New Zealand, Asia, and many other exotic destinations. Still, we were sure that there were fairies in those ferns.

Castle ruins are so much fun to explore! This is Ballycarbery castle, dating from the 15^th century.

After being on the go for so long we were fortunate to get some home hospitality in County Cork. Our good friend Dennis in South Carolina has a cousin who lives here called Kevin Murphy who put us up at his bachelor pad for a couple of nights for some much appreciated rest, craic, and laundry.