Car and driver, chauffeur, in the west and south west of Ireland.

One of the horse drawn cars in Killarney town centre
He who dares ....wins

I seem to be focusing a lot lately on animals and i suppose that that would not be out of the ordinary for me as i do love animals. The top photo features one of the horse drawn cars which carry people around on general tours in Killarney and Muckross Park and House but the most dramatic and magical of all journeys on one of these is through the Gap of Dunlo in the Kerry mountains. This journey starts out in Killarney where you catch a bus to Kate Kearney's Cottage at the entrance to the pass. There you board your carriage for the journey up through the Gap. The scenery on this route is just breath-taking and the descent to the Lakes of Killarney on the far side will just knock you out. Then you board your boat which takes you on another magical trip down through the Lakes where you finally arrive at the famous Ross Castle on the outskirts of Killarney. You have to allow a day for this journey but it is well worth the time. This journey cannot be undertaken any other way as cars are just not welcome on these very narrow and dangerous mountain roads. Anybody risking this is not only putting themselves in danger but also the lives of those travelling in the horse drawn cars. Just do not do it.
I was in Killarney myself this week and really enjoyed a couple of days there. I did a little shopping in Quills in the main street where the merchandise is always high quality and great value. They carry a great stock of woolen garments, Linen, and all kinds of fashion, both mens and womens. I stayed at the Avenue hotel right in the town square and found it very much to my satisfaction. It was also good value and i liked the old-fashioned look of this hotel. I would recommend it highly.It is one of the O'Donoghue Ring Hotels ....they also have the Killarney Plaza and the Killarney Towers. They are all fine hotels and located in the heart of the town.
The second photo i took at the back of my own house yesterday. That lovely old house belongs to my neighbour,Tom, who is a farmer, and that bullock is one of his. There is ivy growing on top of the wall and they go crazy for it at this time of the year. This guy was not going to miss any of it. How he managed to get up on top of the wall is anybody's guess but that is where he was and i just had to catch it on my camera. I was afraid that he might break a leg getting back down, as there was no easy way to do this, but he did manage and all was well. I think that he has most of it gone now so hopefully he will not be up there again. My pony, Taffy, was not impressed as he was not too keen on letting that stranger into his field.
All's well that ends well.
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