Så här ser det ut vid starten i Killarney, vilket ni kan läsa mera om under detta inlägg.

Så, starten gick efter att vi haft vår familjeträff på Bulltofta rekreationsområde.

Josse, Magnus och jag tog en rask promenad genom 5 km slingan och begav oss därefter av mot Klågerup, där även Tina, Elias, Ellie, Pontus och Elvira väntade tillsammans med Emelie och barnen.

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Efter rundan, kom så det första vykortet.

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In the southwest corner of Ireland, on the Iveragh Peninsula, is the 200km circular route known as the Ring of Kerry. Following the contour of the land, the route is a panoramic feast of mountains and lakes, passing through rural seaside villages.

Your journey begins in Killarney, a popular destination due to its many wonderful attractions. Here you can indulge in hiking, horse and carriage rides, explore medieval abbeys or castles, absorb the mountaintop views overlooking lakes, watch waterfalls cascade and if you’re lucky see red deer roaming through the oak woodland.

The town is located on the edge of Killarney National Park which is Ireland’s first park. Established in 1932, the park was previously known as Bourn Vincent Memorial Park (named after the benefactors) and gained National Park status and protection in the 1970s when concerns over its preservation was threatened. At 103km² the park’s major objectives are conservation and ecosystem protection and as such has obtained the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve status in 1981.

Within the park you will find the grand 65 room Muckross House overlooking Muckross Lake. Designed by Scottish architect, William Burns, and built mid-19th century, this Tudor style house is furnished in period style illustrating the elegant lifestyles of landowners at the time. The house changed hands several times until 1932 when the last owners, the Bourn-Vincent family, donated the property in its entirety to the Irish state. Today the House is open to the public hosting tours, events and spinning and weaving demonstrations. The House’s research library is home to the Centre for Collection, Storage and Preservation of documentary material relating to Kerry.

A short walk away from the House sits the 15th century Muckross Abbey, a Franciscan Friary whose monks were driven out in the 1650s by Cromwell’s forces during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Although damaged and rebuilt many times, the ruins of the abbey are in reasonable shape and well preserved. A vaulted cloister surrounds a square courtyard which within its centre holds a 550 years old yew tree.