Garnish Island

We visited Garnish Island today which is a very small Island in Glengarriff Harbour and about 100kms from Kinsale.   You need to take a ferry out which leaves from the stunningly beautiful town of Glengarriff across the road from the Eccles Hotel.

"Garnish Island (Ilnacullin Garinish or Garnish) is located in the sheltered harbour of Glengarriff in Bantry Bay, in Southwest Ireland. Garnish is world renowned for its gardens which are laid out in beautiful walks and it has some stunning specimen plants which are rare in this climate.  The Gardens are the result of the creative partnership of Annan Bryce and Harold Peto, architect and garden designer. The island was bequeathed to the Irish people in 1953.

Map to Garnish Island

Ferry to Island

Noisy Passengers

Bantry

Bantry

Playing puck on Sheep's head!

On Saturday we drove along the coast and out onto Sheep's Head Peninsula.  The whole area is known and set-up for  walking an hiking with over 150km of clearly marked trails over the hill and mountains.   We just drove to the very tip and hiked out to the Lighthouse with the Girls which surprisingly they really enjoyed.
 

Ahakista Air India Plane Disaster Memorial

Ahakista Air India Plane Disaster Memorial

Ahakista Air India Plane Disaster Memorial

Ahakista Air India Plane Disaster Memorial

Hiking Sheep's Head Way

Hiking Sheep's Head Way

Hiking Sheep's Head Way

Hiking Sheep's Head Way

Lighthouse Helicopter Pad

Sheep's Head Lighthouse

Sheep's Head Lighthouse

Sheep's Head Lighthouse

Hiking Sheep's Head Way

First day back in school

First day back in school