Killarney, Ireland, 18 September 2015

We had a pleasant drive back to Killarney from Dingle.  We noticed how the buildings in the little villages are painted various colors.  Driving through them made me think of Easter eggs.

Dad was annoyed with their traffic control.  He would say when we saw the signs:  "Traffic calming! It doesn't make me calm!"

We got into town and went on a jaunting car ride.  It is really a horse drawn buggy.  Patrick was our horse.  We did not get the name of the driver.  He was great with filling us in on all the facts of what we saw in an hour and a half, including parts of Killarney National Park.  The park is the first national park of Ireland, being established in 1932.

Patrick was a slow horse.  Other jaunting cars were passing us right and left.

Cars were even having to wait to pass him!

St Mary's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral built in 1842.  It is one of the most important and best Gothic Revival churches of the nineteenth century in Ireland.

The park is home to Ireland's only native herd of red deer.  Dad so wanted more than a camera to shoot with!

A house of one of the importance families in the area and Killarney behind.  It sits next to the park.

The Lakes of Killarney sit in the national park and Lough Leane is home to Ross Castle.  The castle consists of a 15th century tower house and keep.

No, it is not snow or ice; just caught the light reflection from the overcast sky.

We finished up our tour and headed to the car.  We thought about where to have supper and decided to  try the place another tourist told us about the night before.  We went to Bricin Boxty House.  A boxty is a traditional Irish potato pancake.  We called for a reservation and they squeezed us in at 6:15 p.m. We took off walking and got there just in time.  The entrance is through a shop and up the stairs.  I was surprised how the pancakes were served.  You choose a meat filling and they are folded over like a fajita, served with a salad.  We were surprised with how they were served but they were very tasty and the salad was similar to the ones we had at lunchtime at the Stonehouse Restaurant.

The world rugby games were beginning and every little town and village had their flags flying like the ones in the picture.