1. Cromwell's Bridge, Kenmare. Oliver Cromwell never came to Kerry and the name is more likely from croimeal, Irish for moustache.
2. The Dursey Island cable car - the only cable car in Ireland. We happened to take it on a windy rainy stormy day. A bird flew under us, over the dangerous currents of Dursey Sound. We didn't get a chance to explore the island, as we got saturated almost as soon as we exited the cable car and decided to return immediately.
3. The release of ten white-tailed eagles as part of the re-introduction of Ireland's disappeared winged predators. These were only one year old. Their white tails don't appear until they are three or four, and they don't mate until they are about five. In the space of four or five years however, poison and wind turbines take their toll. So we hope these survive to have little baby eagles of their own. A further thirteen were released the week after we returned.
4. Carrauntoohil, Ireland's highest mountain (which is only 1039m).
5. Uragh stone circle: the biggest monolith is 3m high and the circle has a diameter of eight feet.
6. The Glanmore River and Lake.
7. Anemones and starfish in a sea-cave.
1 comment:
Beautiful photographs. I travelled around Ireland a few years ago and had the most fantastic time. It was one of my best ever trips! Em x
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