Finally, for only the second time on the trip and the first time since arriving in Northern Ireland 13 days ago, we awoke to light rain. We packed up, loaded the car, and drove up to Greenmount House proper for our final breakfast there. All the breakfasts were outstanding. After breakfast, we checked out. Garreth had told us it would no extra charge to stay in the house for four nights instead of at the B&B itself given that the change was his fault. At checkout he actually deducted 100 euros from the bill. Nice gesture. We said our goodbyes and thank yous, and we were off on today’s road trip. Leaving Dingle we passed a primary school where the kids were all out in the yard in their Kerry shirts or with Kerry flags posing for a good luck picture for the Kerry team in Sunday’s upcoming All-Ireland championship game. the Irish Super Bowl.
Dingle to Kinsale direct is about a two and a half hour drive, passing through Killarney, a city we have visited in the past. We bypassed it and then detoured through Clonakilty for a look at their Model Railway Village. It was cute but not really worth a detour. No worries as we time to kill before we could check into our B&B in Kinsale. It was mostly outdoors, but the rain had mostly stopped by now.
By the time we reached Kinsale, the rain had gone completely and the sun was out under partly cloudy skies. Kinsale is an old town with narrow streets. We found a parking lot and did a walkabout the downtown and harbor area. We got a map from the tourist office, had a beer at Kitty O’Shea’s (not connected with the Boston one), and found the Fishy Fishy Café and made a reservation for dinner tomorrow night. Then we found the White House, which has a highly rated restaurant, and booked in there for tonight.
It was a short drive to the Old Presbytery, our B&B, which fortunately has private parking as parking is at a premium in town. Our room is on the third floor and has a lovely balcony with a grass floor that overlooks the rooftops of Kinsale. The king size bed is comfortable.
We walked to dinner at the White House. The food was good but not memorable. Then we strolled back to the Old Presbytery for a good night’s sleep.
A King bed! Luxiourous! Jealous! Please take a photo of a Kinsale palm tree. BTW, have you ever been to the Kinsale Pub in Government Center, Boston? Much of the inside was a a dismantled pub from Kinsale, or so the sign said. Looking forward to the next blog about all things, Kinsale.
Onward, Travelers.
I was in the Kinsale Pub once or twice during visits back to Boston. Liked it.