Driving Ireland's Rhododendron Heaven, The Vee
After taking a few weeks off of writing about past travels, this week I'm going back to Ireland and it's incredible road called The Vee. I'd never heard of The Vee, nor had anyone I was traveling with, until we headed out for a Guinness in the town of Cashel. Our bartender at Donoghue's Pub, Dave, very kindly offered some traveling tips only known to locals - he told us to drive The Vee, visit St. Patrick's well and visit Lismore Castle.
So the next day we started off on an adventure to discover The Vee. The Vee refers to a v shaped turn in the road in the Knockmealdown Mountains in the county of Tipperary. It's known for having some of Ireland's best views. And little known to us, it is a rhododendron heaven at the end of May and beginning of June - exactly when we were there!
We left from Cashel following our GPS instructions and came upon some beautiful rhododendron's along the road. I asked our driver, Mr. UR, to stop so we could take photos of the blooms. I got out, took some photos and thought "Wow, how great was that!" Little did I know what we were about to stumble upon!
We came out of the forested road into the actual v and there was a riot of color. The entire hillside and Vee was blooming in purple. It was incredible. See for yourself.
After driving the actual v in the road, we came out of the rhododendron's to beautiful green views of the Irish countryside.
It took us a long time to drive the road as we kept stopping to take photos. So, Thanks, Dave! We would never have heard of The Vee or found it without your help. And if you are heading to Ireland in the future, think about driving The Vee - especially if you're there in May or June.
And here's a little video I shot as we were taking in all this beauty -
How about you? Have you heard of The Vee? Have you been?
Linking up with: My Corner of the World at Photographing New Zealand!
Please note - Due to the Covid19 situation, I am not recommending travel of any kind at this time. Please do not travel now.
We left from Cashel following our GPS instructions and came upon some beautiful rhododendron's along the road. I asked our driver, Mr. UR, to stop so we could take photos of the blooms. I got out, took some photos and thought "Wow, how great was that!" Little did I know what we were about to stumble upon!
We came out of the forested road into the actual v and there was a riot of color. The entire hillside and Vee was blooming in purple. It was incredible. See for yourself.
After driving the actual v in the road, we came out of the rhododendron's to beautiful green views of the Irish countryside.
It took us a long time to drive the road as we kept stopping to take photos. So, Thanks, Dave! We would never have heard of The Vee or found it without your help. And if you are heading to Ireland in the future, think about driving The Vee - especially if you're there in May or June.
And here's a little video I shot as we were taking in all this beauty -
How about you? Have you heard of The Vee? Have you been?
Linking up with: My Corner of the World at Photographing New Zealand!
Please note - Due to the Covid19 situation, I am not recommending travel of any kind at this time. Please do not travel now.
Kudos to Dave! What a fabulous road to travel with its wondrous beauty! Thanks for sharing this lovely road with us!
ReplyDeleteIt's delightful to see you over at 'My Corner of the World' this week!
Thanks, Betty! And yes, kudos to Dave :) Thanks for stopping by and for the link-up!
DeleteI'd never heard of The Vee! How beautiful!
ReplyDeleteIt's a well-kept secret for sure! Thanks for stopping by The Unpaved Road, Veronica!
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