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After a long day of touring some off the beaten track sites: Bonne Heritage Center; the Priest’s Leap; and VerArt we needed some sustenance. We headed into Kenmare.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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We took a few minutes to walk to the Kenmare Stone Circle on the edge of town. It is one of the largest with a central alter stone.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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It was pretty late but we stopped at the Wandering Inn for some food. Ron ordered this hamburger that came with fries and a salad and, of course, a Guinness.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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I had a great meal of fresh mussels with homemade brown bread and butter. The mussels in Ireland are usually local and freshly harvested. I don’t think I was ever served less than 3 dozen mussels and always with brown bread. These were in a wine and cream sauce and absolutely delicious.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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After dinner we decided to stop for a pint before returning to our self-catering house. It was within walking distance of town and we always chose to walk as the drinking laws are really strict in Ireland. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Ron had gotten his certificate of pouring at the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin so I asked our bartender, Brian, if Ron could pour his own. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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He cheerfully invited Ron behind the bar and made his day, his whole trip, by letting him pour his own Guinness. Then he poured a couple more under Brian’s watchful eye and got full marks for the pours.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Ireland is such a genial country. If you are pleasant and cheerful in talking to people they are more than pleasant and cheerful back.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
After some lengthy conversations with some lovely locals at the bar we had also learned a lot about betting on the horses in Ireland. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Another great day. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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