This was a travel day, departing Ennis and driving along the River Shannon with Dingle as our destination.  The traditional Irish village of Adare was our first stop, a quaint little town in County Limerick. 

Designated a heritage town by the Irish government, Adare is a tourist destination, but it was just a rest stop for us to stretch our legs and see the thatched cottages along the main street.

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We continued our drive west to Listowel, in County Kerry, where we visited the Kerry Writers Museum for a guided tour and lunch.  It was raining, so the timing for an indoor activity couldn’t have been better! 

This museum was a little gem, not only for the way it so cleverly highlighted each of the best Irish writers, but our guide was such an entertaining storyteller!  We learned about the lives of Maurice Walsh, Brendan Kennelly, George Fitzmaurice, and two writers from Listowel, John B. Keane and Bryan MacMahon.

Later in the afternoon, we arrived in Dingle, the subject of my next post:

IRISH ADVENTURE #19: DELIGHTFUL DINGLE