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Day 4 The Apple Farm to Callaghan's Caravan Park at Garret's Town.
The Rock of Cashel
Cahir Castle
Cahir Castle
The drawbridge mechanism
The dungeon
Walking along the stream to visit the Swiss Cottage
The Swiss Cottage
Day 5 Callaghan's Campground to Beech Grove Camping Park
The entrance to Charles Fort
A model of the fort in the visitors centre
The Titanic stood off shore her on her fateful voyage. Some lucky people disembarked and the last passengers were taken on board by tender.
Officers quarters.
On the opposite side of the inlet is the site of the original fort.
The Queenstown story covers the story of the Titanic.
A reconstruction of one of the cabins on the Titanic
Day 6 Pick up hire car from Kerry Airport then visit Killarney and Muckross House We hired a car for a few days and left the motorhome set up at Beech Grove Camping Park It worked out very well and it was much easier on the small roads with the smaller vehicle.
Muckross House
One can walk through the parks or hire a buggy.
The park is extensive and beautiful.
Some of the trees are aged!
We booked the guided tour of the building and were surprised to have an Australian as a guide. He had returned to Ireland from Australia and did a really good job as a guide.
Spinning demonstartion.
A bell system to call for the servants, one for every bedroom!
This was either a butter churn of an icecream maker.
A purposefull stove
and a roomy kitchen
A cooper at work
This fellow was not in the museum.
View from the park over the Lake of Killarney
It is a beautiful area.
We walked to the waterfalls,
but some took the carriage.
The old boat shed.
Some huge trees
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