derreen gardens

i as well have been preoccupied, seems the beautiful weather has distracted everyone! so im going to post about a beautiful location we visited last tuesday. Derreen Gardens, just outside of Kenmare, Co. Cork, on the Ring of Beara. shannen suggested i go check it out since it has been so beautiful. i was also in the area, because i have recently found myself in part ownership of a caravan in allihies! beautiful spot as well, right on the beach. so nearly half my week gets spent away in pre retirement bliss.....
heres some pics:

the house, owned by Lansdowne Family, in Derreen Gardens, with fig tree in front

ponds overlooking caha mountians in west cork

rhododendron and kilmakilloge harbour

sub-tropical tree ferns, Dicksonia Antartica were brought from austrailia and tasmania in 1870

Views of McKillicuddy Reeks in Kerry

JEALOUS!
its worth the visit, there's over 12km of paths to wander on 60 acres of land

taylor