We had a very difficult time finding a good resource for waterfalls in Ireland before we left on this trip. Even when we asked locals, the most common answer was "Oh, how about the Torc waterfall?" The best we could do was a few snapshots of cascades using the images view on Google Earth. So, we weren't expecting a whole lot. Well! There were waterfalls all over the place, which is probably why folks think nothing of it. Ireland received a tremendous amount of rain recently and all the … [Read more...]
Muckross House and Torc Waterfall
November 20, 2008
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Our first stop on the second day after a hearty breakfast at our B&B on our way through Killarney National Park was the Muckross House. We decided not to do the house tour but instead walked around the grounds all the while becoming damper and damper in the misty rain. Unexpectedly, there were a few rose bushes still in bloom, even in mid-November! We decided against walking to the Torc waterfall from the house as the rain was getting stronger and Eric's rain coat was absorbing more … [Read more...]