The weather God rewarded us on Friday. When we awoke, it was very foggy, but it soon cleared off. It was cloudy for our walks. I didn’t take a camera.
The girls were coming in at 10:30 for linen change and clean-up, so we headed out. We decided, for no particular reason, to drive to Killarney, where we spent a pleasant few hours. As we got near Killarney, the skies cleared, and it was nice and sunny for the remainder of the day. We walked around a bit and visited some shops. No purchases. We saw a funeral go by. And we saw the mural commemorating Monseigneur Hugh O’Flaherty, of whom I had never heard. The link tells his interesting story. The distance shot of another church is of the Catholic Church (which is also St. Mary’s). Barber shop picture for Bob. By the way, Turkish barber shops seems all the rage here although this one wasn’t one. The Danny Mann Pub is still going strong. Elaine and I drank in there probably 20+ years ago. One of my favorite Irish music CDs is Spailpin – Live at the Danny Mann. Spailpin often played at the Dingle Pub in the early 2000’s.
St Mary’s (Church of Ireland) is very pretty. Elaine lit candles there. We were alone in the church save for one woman in the front pew texting (or something) on her cell phone.
We had lunch at the Laurels Pub. Quite good. I had a pint of Harp Lager just as a change of pace from my usual Guinness. Elaine had a Smithwick’s, her beer of choice this trip. She had an open faced salmon sandwich; I had the Shepard’s Pie.
On the way home we stopped briefly in Castlemaine, the home of the Wild Colonial Boy. You’ve heard the song. I took a snap or two of his statue. And we took the high road over the mountain rather than the main road.
Back in Dingle we stopped in Curran’s for a pint and were rewarded with a surprise afternoon music session. That rarely happens. There are a couple of recordings below. You can hear the background pub noise, but the music is good.
Dinner was at Ashe’s, our second visit. As you can see, I too have an evil eye. I had Gambas Pil-Pil for an appetizer; Elaine had the crab claw special. There are pictures of those. We both had the fish special, John Dory, but I forgot the pictures.
After dinner we stopped by both the Dingle Pub and O’Flaherty’s. They were both crowded but not jammed and we enjoyed a little music before retiring to bed for the night.
Lovely walkabout and pictures in Killarney. I love the “opening times” notice in Treywards (?).
Great music, both at Currans and the recording of the Wild Colonial Boy.
The appetizers at Ashe’s look delicious.
Now, both of you, knock off those evil eye shenanigans!
What a lovely day it turned out to be! I had to consult my travel diary about Killarney. We opted out of the jaunting cars, the horse and buggy and walked through the town, starting at St. Mary’s Cathedral, through the streets of their downtown (searching for a pub) and ending at the St. Mary’s Church high up on that hill. We had a wee bit of lunch (leek soup and soda bread) and a Guinness and Smithwick’s before heading back to the bus. It was an enjoyable time, though we were so surprised the pubs did not open early (like 11am). They had weird starting hours, 12:30, 1:15.
Happy Derby Day to you, and I guess the Charles coronation too (zzz)
Hhmm. Don’t know what St. Mary’s you visited. Neither the one we visited or the Catholic cathedral is on a hill.
Oh, Elaine – what’s up with the baby sized Smithwicks? Cmon, girl – pull up your big girl pants and order a full pint next time!!! Just teasing, sort of…
There was a pint at Curran’s to come and kir royales and wine with dinner and a pint after dinner at both the Dingle Pub and O’Flaherty’s so moderation was appropriate
What a nice trip and good weather. As always, great drinks and food. Enjoy the pubs entertainment.