We were supposed to go to Cork today, but it was so darn crowded we jumped on the M and went up to Cashel instead. The Rock of Cashel is beautiful and as expected, but the ruins of the Hore Abbey, a former Benedictine Abbey that is both well preserved and available to run through, was the highlight. So what if it was Central Ireland.
A nice little town not in any of the tourist books. We only found it because the town we were staying in had so few dining options. It had a nice harbor on the top of Roaringwater Bay north of Baltimore. The highlight was a Roman arched train bridge built in the 1880s, a smaller traditional Irish road bridge, and a park with a tribute to the fox and the hare.
A stone beacon looking out over the Celtic Sea south of Baltimore, erected by the British around 1800. Nice views at sunset.
The southern-most tip of Ireland contains a lighthouse reached by an arching bridge over the Atlantic below. Tourists were everywhere, but the views from the point were still something to see.
Lou Whiteman 