Wicklow Mountains National Park

The road home from Monasterboice took me through Wicklow Mountains National Park. If you’ve ever watched PS: I love you, then you’ll know that’s where she got lost and met Hottie O’Irish! Tragically, there were no lost hot Irish guys wandering around looking for a forever home.

It’s a peaceful drive with quite a few places to pull over and grab some snaps. I was surprised to see a ruin at the bottom of one of the hills. It would be the perfect cottage if you’re looking for an open plan, permanently air-conditioned layout. I think on my next trip I’ll make a plan to do a hike here because it looks amazing!

The road to nowhere
Something of a fixer-upper – I’m sure it’ll clean up nicely!
View down into the valley

This was the sign pointing to the cottage ruins. Not sure who St. Kevin is but he’s mentioned all over the place
I had a sheep next to me bleating away.

Last stop of the day was The Beehive pub for some fish, chips and a pint of Guinness. Man, the food here is divine!

Author: MacScottie

I'm a South African-born American who dabbles in writing, photography and cookery. I lived in England for 6 years before moving to America. My first trip to Scotland was in 2003 and it was love at first sight. 4 trips later & I'm now on a quest to find a way back to my soul-home in Scotland. I've picked up favourite foods in each place I've lived so I'm a product of all the places I've been. A sprinkling of this, a dash of that and in an emergency, a generous splash of Scotch!

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