Travelog post for: Henrietta Hippo

We spend another day at Killarney. So today we decided to visit Ross Castle. Ross Castle was built in the late 15th century by local ruling clan the O'Donoghues Mor. The castle is typical of strongholds of Irish chieftains built during the Middle Ages. The tower house had square bartizans on diagonally opposite corners and a thick end wall. The tower was originally surrounded by a square bawn defended by round corner towers on each end.

We then took a boat out to Innisfallen Island. Innisfallen Abbey, one of the most impressive archaeological remains dating from the early Christian period found in the Killarney National Park. We had a nice walk around the island before we had to take the boat back to the mainland.

Munen and I had not seen the famous Gap of Dunloe which is a narrow mountain pass between Macgillycuddy's Reeks (west) and Purple Mountain (east) in County Kerry, Ireland. It is about 11 km (7 miles) from north to south. Within it are five lakes: Coosaun Lough, Black Lake, Cushnavally Lake, Auger Lake, and Black Lough (north to south). These lakes are connected by the River Loe. Between the first two lakes is an old arch bridge called the 'Wishing Bridge' so named because it is said that wishes made while upon it are destined to come true.
We walked just a little bit up the Gap but never as far as the Whishing Bridge....