Before leaving Wexford, we visited the Irish National Heritage Park and spent an interesting hour on a tour of Irish history since prehistoric times with our guide Damian (dressed in the monk’s costume). After a coffee we headed west with the plan of maybe reaching Galway on the western coast, We travelled through some really lovely countryside and towns (including the famous Tipperary) and were really impressed by how neat and clean the whole country is.
Just as we were hanging for a coffee, we came across the HighNelly Vintage Bike Café. This was a little gem and we spent a bit of time looking about (they manufacture their own bikes) and sipping coffee by the fire. The young barista (uni student from Corke) even told us of a good caravan park near Limerick so we took his advice and headed for the Curragh Chase Forest Park. This is a delightful park set in what was once the estate of a wealthy Irish aristocratic family and we really enjoyed our night spent there, apart from the acorns falling on our roof when the wind blew.
