Sunday, August 24, 2008

Glengarriff

Great little place called Glengarriff, which was about an hour from Kinsale. One of those places that you always wanted to get to, thought you had all the time in the World to do it, but you're running there at the last minute.

Turns out this small island was bought by a member of the Irish Parliament about 100 years ago. He starts this huge project to turn the island into a cultivated garden. Unfortunately, he passes away and his wife takes over. In the end the son donates it to the Irish people as a National Treasure.

Tons of vistas and views around the island, and this Italian Garden is probably one of the more famous places there.