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We departed Dingle on yet another rainy day, stopping at a megalithic church site built in 600 AD. It was so very rainy and cold, the walk from the visitor center to the site was unappealing. We were satisfied to watch the video and view it from afar.
For the balance of the day we wandered country roads back and forth between the hills and the shoreline, taking our time getting into Limerick for our two night stay. Once again we chose a remote location about 20 south of the city and we were pleasantly surprised to find an absolutely gorgeous newly built home with an attached and HUGE two bedroom, two bath apartment. Nestled in a private forest preserve, we had the property to ourselves for our entire stay. The owners watched over us from their German hometown location...smile.
Our visit to Limerick was to see the famous harbor and tour King John's castle and the historic city center. We found free parking easily and took almost three hours to visit the castle. So many placards for Carol to read....smile...thankfully there was plenty to keep us busy in the very, very well done exhibits and the castle ruins itself. Later we visited the cathedral and then wandered the riverbanks for views of the city and harbor.
The visitor center had a full museum that talked about the history of Limerick and contained full sized screens with actors portraying historic figures talking about everything from blacksmithing to sword fighting. It took well over an hour just to get through the exhibits, they were that well done.
The castle itself was in great shape, having been reconstructed using most of the original stone. There were lost of winding stairwells and lookouts spots from the towers.
For the balance of the day we wandered country roads back and forth between the hills and the shoreline, taking our time getting into Limerick for our two night stay. Once again we chose a remote location about 20 south of the city and we were pleasantly surprised to find an absolutely gorgeous newly built home with an attached and HUGE two bedroom, two bath apartment. Nestled in a private forest preserve, we had the property to ourselves for our entire stay. The owners watched over us from their German hometown location...smile.
The visitor center had a full museum that talked about the history of Limerick and contained full sized screens with actors portraying historic figures talking about everything from blacksmithing to sword fighting. It took well over an hour just to get through the exhibits, they were that well done.
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