Dublin is the capital and largest city in Ireland. Dublin is situated at the mouth of the River Liffey and encompasses a land area of approximately 44 sq mi in east-central Ireland. It is bordered by a low mountain range to the south and surrounded by flat farmland to the north and west. The Liffey divides the city in two between the Northside and the Southside. Each of these is further divided by two lesser rivers – the River Tolka running southeast into Dublin Bay, and the River Dodder running northeast to the mouth of the Liffey. Two further water bodies – the Grand Canal on the Southside and the Royal Canal on the Northside – ring the inner city on their way from the west and the River Shannon.
Geralyn and I went to Blarney Castle, the home of the Blarney Stone.
Built nearly six hundred years ago by one of Ireland's greatest chieftans, Cormac MacCarthy, and has been attracting attention ever since. Over the last few hundred years, millions have flocked to Blarney making it a world landmark and one of Ireland's greatest treasures.
Now that might have something to do with the Blarney Stone, the legendary Stone of Eloquence, found at the top of our tower. Kiss it and you'll never again be lost for words.
Killarney Jaunting Cars Ltd. is a family run business and has been operated and managed for over 220 years. Today the business is operated by Michael Tangney, Senior and his children Paul, Laura & Michael.
We were fortunate to have had young Michael Jr. as our Jaunting Horse driver along with his horse Judy! Michael told us in the video that he is the 5th generation Jaunting Car driver! As you can see in the video he was very personable and very funny!
Michael Senior has worked with horses all his life, and his first jaunting car tour was back in 1959 when he took Gloria De Haven (American Actress) on a tour of the National Park. Throughout his jarvey life he has met many people from all walks of life and has built up great long-lasting friendships. In 2011 he was delighted to welcome back one of his dearest friends’ Maureen O’Hara to Killarney, and she shared some fond memories of her time on a jaunting car with John Wayne in the film “The Quiet Man”
Michael’s children, Paul, Laura & Michael Jr. were with their dad on a jaunting car from a very young age helping him greet many people from all over the world to Killarney. As the years went on and his children grew up, he showed them the reins and they joined the family business. They wanted to continue and grow the legacy of what had been done by the generations before them.
