The Ring of Kerry is not a specific place, or a ring you can wear on a finger. Rather, it's a large geographical area. The ring is a drive around one of Ireland's southwest peninsulas in County Kerry. It's famous for the beautiful scenic value.
Here are a few pictures from along the drive.
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Coastline looking right: at low tide |
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Coastline looking left: at low tide |
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The Beach, which is directly behind me. I liked the rocks and mussels |
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A Beach cottage for rent |
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Unknown castle ruins on private property |
At the end of the peninsula, you reach the Kerry Cliffs. From there, you can see the Skellig Islands. Monks once lived on Skellig Michael. I was disappointed to hear that it was closed to visitors.
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Kerry Cliffs |
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Kerry Cliffs |
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Skellig Islands in the distance on the right |
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Kerry Cliffs |
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Heather growing on a slope along the cliff |
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Kerry Cliffs |
From the cliffs of Kerry we drove into Kenmare. We would stay at a B&B for the night. Here is a view from my bedroom window.
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Traditional Irish music at the bar in Kenmare |
The next morning, we were off to Limerick.
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Side street in Limerick |
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Office building next to King John's Castle in Limerick |
The office building shown above, adjoins with King John's Castle. As I was taking the photo above, a woman who worked in the building invited me to go to the back of the building. They have a unique view of a castle tower; shown below.
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King John's Castle tower |
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Brynn and Matt Enjoying the view from atop the castle |
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Ignore the man in the foreground. This is a nice picture of the castle grounds |
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Medieval main gate |
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King John's Castle from across the River Shannon |
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King John's Castle from the Castle Street bridge. St Mary's Cathedral in the distance on the right. |
Brynn, Matt, and Grace went ahead to St. Mary's Cathedral while I went the other way to take photos of the castle from across the river. I caught up with them at the Cathedral.
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A corner pub in Limerick |
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St. Mary's Cathedral |
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St. Mary's Cathedral |
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Celtic Cross at St. Mary's Cathedral |
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St. Mary's Cathedral |
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