Kinsale, County Cork, Southern Ireland

This was IT for me!  This was my vision of Ireland; this was what I wanted to see most of all…a little Irish town – quaint, colorful, full of pubs, greenery, shops, friendly people and history!!!  Kinsale was my favorite place to visit on our entire trip and I want to go back! I want to go there with my sisters and then I want to travel all over County Cork and Southern Ireland.  It’s a dream but you have to have those…

The drive to Kinsale from Dublin was beautiful, but so were all the drives.  At the beginning of the trip we worried about all the time we would be spending in the car but I never had a problem just staring out the window and taking in everything I could – fields, sheep and cows, hills, amazing green landscape and adorable (to me), quaint little hamlets.  If you blinked you would miss them but they were very special.  Maria and I actually got quite a few good pictures just by sticking our camera out the window and clicking as we drove past!!  Not enough time to stop for every “cute” sight we saw…

 
Compared to some of the little villages we went through, Kinsale was the big town! Almost as soon as we got into town, we came upon the Perryville House which was to be our home for the next three nights…ahhh!  Barry came out to help us park and help us carry our embarrassingly large amount of luggage and shopping bags up the stairs to the rooms.  Perryville House was like being in someone’s home and our entire stay there was very special, so special that I went on Trip Advisor and gave them 5 stars!!!  I never do that! We spent the afternoon checking out the town and its little shops, restaurants and people!  In the bakery, we ran into a cute little family who had a 9-month old baby named Charlie.  He was so dang cute that I took a bunch of pictures of him and emailed them to his mom, Sinead, later that day!
 
I can’t help myself…I just want more of Ireland!!!!  See if you want some too…

The beautifully furnished and very comfortable Perryville House...it made me think of my grandmother's home! 

You see this beautiful courtyard from everywhere inside.

Barry giving directions...it's hard to get lost though!

Would you believe they were selling "hot" sauce???

B is usually a few steps ahead of me...impatient!

Charlie...he wasn't too sure about me!

This marina was directly across from our hotel, the view from our window!!!  Lovely... 

At this point, I can't leave out the doors... 

Cheers... 

An Old Irish Blessing

May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind always be at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, and rains fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of His hand.