A Haunting in Killarney....Wait What?!?

by Tasha in Ireland

Creepy is not usually a word associated with Killarney. "Quaint", "sweet, charming and historic sure, but never spooky. Sure the locals are all friendly and folksy but not in a Stepford kind of way - more in a Hobbiton kind of way (Or maybe I have just been watching too much Tolkien).

Generally if someone is looking for the spooky supernatural in Killarney they jump on the town's Ghost Bus. Which, while they are yet to produce any ghost, does take you through some of the local ruins at night (which is pretty darn cool!).

photo by: ornickarr greenbarrow

No, the spooky side of Killarney I'm talking about you won't see until it's too late. Which we, and our friends Darcie and Olivia, learned the hard way.

Ain't no Carnival like an Irish Carnival

by Tasha in Ireland

Here in Killarney, in the weeks leading up to Puck Fair (which may be the craziest festival in Ireland - where a nearby town shuts down for 3 days to celebrate crowning a goat as king...which is brilliant!) the circus and fun fair rock into town before hitting Killorglin to crown King Puck.

Oh yes, that's a crown! photo by: irishfireside

Summer in Ireland

by Tasha in Ireland

I've never really thought of Ireland as a summer destination.

True, I've spent many a day daydreaming about wandering around the plethora of small towns, little villages and rolling hills. But in every dream (daydream or wistful), Ireland was always cold. Or raining. Or windy. Or cold, raining and windy. But - and this may sound practically un-Australian at this point - Ireland can actually get pretty hot. Before anyone jumps in and points it out - yeah, at its hottest, we are still only talking about 25-28 degrees Celcius. Compared to back home, this is a nice cool summer day. Practically beach weather.

But that's the point - it's beach weather! And people are going to the beach! In Ireland!

And they are pretty sexy beaches too!