If I made ANY disparaging remarks about B&B I take them all back. We are staying, two nights, in a lovely place here in Laraigh. What a wonderful couple that own it. He also owns the pub up the road.
We arrive in Laraigh around 1 PM but the B&B does not open until 4 PM because of an Irish Football game of their son. Unfortunately we did not stop to read the sign on the B&B and went straight to the pub. Walked down to the B&B read the sign. HMMM decided to walk back to the PUB>. There was a phone number for John. We rang him up. No answer he calls us back we find out he is the pub owner. Nice little chat. Watch the British open. Then we decide to walk back to the B&B. We walk outside and the skies opened up with a deluge of water I had not seen before. We made it about 20 meters and BACK to the pub. As we contemplated our next move. John walked over and said his wife had driven up to fetch us. What a nice thing to do. She then drove us to dinner later since the rain had not stopped. After dinner the restaurant drove us back. I got to say some of the friendliest people I have ever met are here in Ireland. Everyone wants to chat and Peter being the social one of the crowd has garnered many new friends.
I would show pictures of the lovely room , actually the annex, but Peter has not seen it and best not aggravate him. He has a lovely room also. Both have nice walk in showers. A walker’s dream.
Off to dinner at the pub. Some picture of the day.
Peter has been studying Navigation at night and has applied to the apprentice program. “Navigation for those who do not trust the Navigator” 
Been trying to tell Peter that Navigation is tough. But he does not believe. I offered him to interpret the pole. He said he had not gotten to that chapter yet.
Yesterday we waked about St Kevin’s church. He started the monastic movement in Ireland. He was born after St Patrick. 100′ and 100′ s of people in busses were swarming the place on Sunday. We walked back through the place this AM and they were MORE people there
Got to go. More later
Lovely Day for a Guinness 
Nice pics and lovely churches. Bit confused by the arrows! I think everyone in Ireland is on good form after the open golf! Beer all round. Looking forward to pics of peat bogs and leprechauns!!
Take care and have fun
P and C
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Leslie – I do not think you were disparaging about B & Bs but just a bit under-enthused. I find this strange since the Wicklow Way is supposedly much more popular than the Dingle and we always found the accommodations there to be top-notch.
Thank you for confirming that the natives are just as friendly and helpful in Wicklow as we have found them in other regions.
The only problem I have in Eire is not readily understanding what is said. Thankfully, my Dearest has the aptitude to “hear through” the brogue.
BTW, St. Kevin’s is a popular trailhead for the pilgrimage route of ‘St. Kevin’s Way’. Those buses might have been transporting day-hikers for the stage. (Think Sarria-to-Santiago)
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