Days 17-19: Finally, we get up close and personal with some sheep in Killarney
September 10th 2006 Leaving Cork, we took one last loving glance at Vomit Hill and decided to get a picture for posterity. Once again, it was a piece of cake to get tickets and board the bus to Killarney. Our bus trip to Killarney was a nice, quick 1.5 hours and our Bed and Breakfast was directly (and I mean directly) across the street from the bus station. We couldn’t have been happier, considering we’d had a
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Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600-150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. English invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than se... ... read more 
