We left Maynooth on Friday and returned on Sunday so it was a pretty long weekend full of driving, eating and picture taking. We started by heading down to Cork on Friday. Along the way we stopped to check out the Blarney Castle. Unfortunately, you had to pay to get in and as I'm not crazy about 'touristy' places, I declined to pay to see the castle. Instead, we walked around the city and enjoyed the sights.
As we walked around the city we saw a church at the top of a hill. So we made our way up and found this gorgeous church.
After taking pictures, I turned around and realized we could see Blarney Castle peeking through the trees. We were quite excited that we were able to see the castle ... for free!!
I have a dear friend who loves rocks, so of course, I had to take photos of rocks along my trip. Here is just one of many. Thinking of you Lizzie!
We were only in Cork for the night, which was a bit disappointing as I had hoped to see more of the city, but I did get a few shots from around our hostel. Our group went to a pub for dinner which ended up taking about 2 hours to get our food and, when we did get our food, it was burnt. Sooo, we weren't thrilled to say the least. However, we still had a nice time and I would love to go back ... I just might pick a different place to eat!
The next day we drove along Slea Head and to Dingle. I have plenty of photos to share but don't want to overwhelm everyone with photos so I will stop here for now. I have a week off from classes so I have some time to post again soon!