Our trip to the Cliffs of Moher took us through Killarney National Park.  Beautiful drive but you’ll get limited pics as we drove through a rain storm.  Still, we managed to hop out once or twice to get a shot.  We passed several castles, rivers, lakes  and ruins of ancient buildings.

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Deep into Killarney National Park we stumbled on Torc Falls.  Time to bring out the rain slickers.

It felt like the short trail to the falls was  painted green

So much moisture that a fallen tree with its root ball high in the air is still thriving.

A rushing creek and then the falls.

We hopped back in the car and made a stop at Muckross House.  Once owned by a Guinness heir but donated to the Irish Free State in 1932 forming the first National Park of the young country.

It’s Tudor and very gothic in feel.  In fact, it makes you want to write a novel.

It was the sort of rain that soaked clean through his slicker and seeped into his soul.  The fog clung to the hill beyond and would not let go.   He knew he had to enter but Seamus dreaded what lie in wait inside.

But the gardens were painfully beautiful

A proper Irish hedge.

And such blooms.

Tomorrow is Cliffs of Moher, pray to the Goddess for clear skies.