Cycling the SW of Ireland
A week circuit out of Cork (September 1994)
A week circuit out of Cork (September 1994)
We flew into Cork from London and rode straight for Kinsale, by the sea
Kinsale harbour
Near Kinsale
Clonakilty (west of Cork)
We stayed at this hostel that was a converted school house
Sometimes the roads were congested with livestock
Rounding them up
Spoke issues necessitated a bike shop visit
Urban riding
Quaint bridge
Ancient tunnel
Hill riding
Riding through a green tunnel
Stopping to allow horses to pass by
Inquisitive cows by the ocean
This was as far west as we could get without getting our feet wet
Western shoreline. If only we had more time but we had to return to work.
Blarney Castle
Kissing the Blarney Stone is not casually achieved